Big Macs are 0.4% of beef consumption specifically, rather than:
All animal farming, weighted by cruelty
All animal food production, weighted by environmental impact
The meat and dairy industries, weighted by amount of government subsidy
Red meat, weighted by health impact
...respectively.
The health impact of red meat is certainly dominated by beef, and the environmental impact of all animal food might be as well, but my impression is that beef accounts for a small fraction of the cruelty of animal farming (of course, this is subjective) and probably not a majority of meat and dairy government subsidies.
Big Macs are 0.4% of beef consumption specifically, rather than:
All animal farming, weighted by cruelty
All animal food production, weighted by environmental impact
The meat and dairy industries, weighted by amount of government subsidy
Red meat, weighted by health impact
...respectively.
The health impact of red meat is certainly dominated by beef, and the environmental impact of all animal food might be as well, but my impression is that beef accounts for a small fraction of the cruelty of animal farming (of course, this is subjective) and probably not a majority of meat and dairy government subsidies.