Chris and I gave up meat for Lent , and since Easter we have started eating it again; however, we have cut back quite a bit. We often go meatless several days each week, and today was one of those days. The ironic thing was that I spent most of the day working on a case study about pork production--specifically, on Chipotle's use of naturally raised, antibiotic-free pork . The evolution of agriculture over the past century has been drastic, and while some of the practices have had unintended detrimental consequences for animal, environmental, and human health, the farmers I know (my wonderful grandfather, uncles, and cousins) are conscientious people whose livelihood has come from raising healthy animals and abundant crops to feed people all over the U.S. and around the world...so I'm confident that continued improvements are ahead. My studies of population and environmental health, clinical medicine, and now food technology, have led me to believe that reduced meat consumpti...