<p><I>Meatonomics</I> is the first book to fully explore and expose the rigged economics of the meat and dairy industries, and what this peculiar system means for our health, the environment, and billions of farm animals. The revelations are shocking.</p><p>Among other things, consumers have lost the ability to decide for ourselves what - and how much - to eat. Today those decisions are mostly made for us by big meat and dairy producers, who control our consumption choices with artificially-low prices, misleading messaging, and heavy influence over legislation and regulation.</p><p>Written in a clear and accessible style, <I>Meatonomics</I> provides vital insight into how the economics of animal food production influence consumers' eating, spending, health, prosperity, and longevity. The book also proposes concrete changes in personal behavior and tax policy that will help consumers save money, lose weight, boost their health, protect animals and the planet from abuse, and preserve rural communities in the United States and elsewhere.</p>