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Countryfile presenter Adam Henson has warned vegetarians that some of their choices may be having a 'disastrous' impact on the environment.
The farmer said that beef, sheep and dairy farmers are facing criticism on climate change and people's health.
In addition to this, he said, many people are being persuaded to go vegetarian or vegan by material they read on social media.
But he claimed the debate was much more complicated than many thought as some vegetarian options can have an equally destructive impact on the environment.
Henson, 55, explained that many shun cow's milk believing it to be cruel for the animals, but that alternatives result in deforestation and therefore the destruction of species.
Asked about the impact of veganism and vegetarianism on the farming industry, he told Radio Times: 'My partner is a vegetarian and so is my daughter.
Countryfile presenter Adam Henson has warned vegetarians that some of their choices may be having a 'disastrous' impact on the environment
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