Germans eat more than 1000 animals in 1 lifetime

Yes and this is not going to change.  Germans love their schnitzels and wurst, along with  a little beer and wine. 

I doubt that North Americans eat less than Germans. 

Where is the news?Great, some radical organisation publishes a headline and every media swallows it. High quality journalism! This article just warms up old and well known facts.Take a look at the stats of the United Nations about meat consumption earthtrends.wri.org/searchable_db/results.php?years=1961-1961,1962-1962,1963-1963,1964-1964,1965-1965,1966-1966,1967-1967,1968-1968,1969-1969,1970-1970,1971-1971,1972-1972,1973-1973,1974-1974,1975-1975,1976-1976,1977-1977,1978-1978,1979-1979,1980-1980,1981-1981,1982-1982,1983-1983,1984-1984,1985-1985,1986-1986,1987-1987,1988-1988,1989-1989,1990-1990,1991-1991,1992-1992,1993-1993,1994-1994,1995-1995,1996-1996,1997-1997,1998-1998,1999-1999,2000-2000,2001-2001,2002-2002&variable_ID=193&theme=8&cID=70,190&ccID= or an older blog post by peta about the same issue www.guardian.co.uk/environment/datablog/2009/sep/02/meat-consumption-per-capita-climate-change You may notice that Americans eat 1.5 times as much meat as Germans.

So not surprising unfortunately

People in colder climates eat more dairy products and more meat. They also have more of the enzyme to break down lactose, an enzyme missing in Asian and African adults.

Obviously, Northern Europeans have evolved to be meat-eaters and dairy product consumers.

The mistake, ecologically, is to feed them grain instead of grass. Grain is too rich and then you need to add the antibiotics so that the cattle doesn't get sick.

Eating grass is fine. Just keep the manure where it drops and don't dump it into a stream and you won't pollute or need nitrogen fertilizers.

Using figures for approx weights of dressed carcasses, and assuming 70 years of consumption, that works out to real close to 8 ounces of meat per day.

Sounds very likely.

Some of us tho, eat a lot more beef than pork or poultry.  Had a 12 oz. New York strip for dinner last nite.  The wife cooks a mean steak. 

No vegetarians were invited, sorry ;)

Is it any surprise that a pro-vegetarianism organization would come up with the conclusions they did and "...want Germans to have one meatless day a week which would save 157 million animal lives a year, according to spokesman Sebastian Zosch"? That's not reporting. That's a self-fulfilling press release. Want reporting? _Why_ do Germans eat the way they do and are there any plans to change it (e.g., any municipalities who have decided to give up cattle and take on gardens?) What do other agencies say? Any trends? A single source does not make a story.

Processed meats like lunch meats, sausage, bacon, etc. have nitrates that are not healthy and loaded with fat and salt.  If one chooses to eat meat, it's more healthy to chose chicken and fish and the leaner cuts of beef, and limit the quantities.

There is a good book about longevity called The Blue Zone.  The author examines four cultures where people live longer.  One of the unifying concepts of all four is either the elmination of meat or it is consumed in small quantities and not regularly. 

Agreed. Processed meats are not a good  idea.

Interesting factoid about nitrates: the stomach creates nitrates in the normal digestive process. Repeat: the stomach creates nitrates in the normal digestive process and causes stomach cancer.

You can diminish this by having vitamin C with your meal. It blocks the formation of nitrates.

Nitrates are better for you than rancid fat with all of its pro-oxidants and free radicals because the nitrates are less pro-free radical.

that bc brautwurst and naqwurst et all, and well meat in general, are delicious.