Comment by tasty_freeze

> Are people really eating less than ~1/2 cup of meat over all their meals combined?

Your mind is going to be blown when you learn about vegetarians!

I'm in the US and was raised on a pretty standard diet. As a young adult, I stopped eating beef for environmental reasons. As an older adult (50s) I mostly stopped eating most meat for environmental and ethical reasons. I don't call myself a vegetarian and don't make a fuss when vegetarian options aren't available (eg, eating at a friend's house).

That is all to say: I haven't noticed any difference in my health either way, but that isn't why I (95%) stopped eating meat.