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commie @lemmy.dbzer0.com if i have food, throwing it away and getting more food is more expensive.
2 0 Replyarchomrade [he/him] @midwest.social The paper wasn't discussing food stamp programs or even what food you might already have
1 0 Replycommie @lemmy.dbzer0.com right. it's simply not scoped to support the claim tha being vegan is 30% cheaper
2 0 Replyarchomrade [he/him] @midwest.social What they claimed was "a whole foods plant-based diet is 30% cheaper."
Which is factually supported by the study, even if you'd prefer to interpret it to mean something else
1 1 Replycommie @lemmy.dbzer0.com What they claimed was “a whole foods plant-based diet is 30% cheaper.”
Which is factually supported by the study
...for a limited segment of the population.
2 0 Replyarchomrade [he/him] @midwest.social It's actually not speaking about the personal costs born by consumers, it's talking about the cost of purchasing food for the diet.
As I said, if the paper was discussing the systemic hurtles and personal choices of consumers it would be a different paper, saying a different thing.
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