Eating for your health is also better for the environment, study shows
7 years, 3 months ago

Eating for your health is also better for the environment, study shows

LA Times  

You can eat for your health AND help the environment at the same time, according to a new analysis of the environmental impacts of adopting nationally recommended dietary guidelines. The results were far from uniform, but in broad strokes, he found that the wealthiest countries would lower their environmental impact if their citizens followed nationally recommended diets, primarily because most of these recommendations call for a significant reduction in the amount of meat citizens consume. “Eating any animal is going to have more of an impact compared to other food groups.” Poorer countries like India and Indonesia would see their environmental impact go up, mostly because the nationally recommended diets call for more calories than many citizens consume in those countries. Still, the overall effect, if everyone followed nationally recommended diets, would be a decrease in greenhouse gases, eutrofication and land use, he said.

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Eat your greens: What stops us from making healthy food choices?
8 months ago

Eat your greens: What stops us from making healthy food choices?

Firstpost  

We know eating healthy can do wonders for our health. Representational Image/Pixabay One 35- to 45-year-old woman, for example, said that time constraints and family preferences made it difficult to prepare healthier food: “I love the chance when I can actually get a recipe and get all of the ingredients and make it properly, but that doesn’t happen very often. …

Is eco-friendly eating healthy? Debunking 5 common myths
9 months, 1 week ago

Is eco-friendly eating healthy? Debunking 5 common myths

Hindustan Times  

Choosing food that is both healthy and good for the planet can be confusing. Here are five common food myths that need to be busted: Myth 1: "Meat's eco-footprint is exaggerated" Animal husbandry is one of the most environmentally-damaging activities in food production due to its high greenhouse gas emissions, extensive resource use, and the pollution it causes. Myth 2: …

Eco-friendly diet slashes risk of an early death by a third, study suggests
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Eco-friendly diet slashes risk of an early death by a third, study suggests

Daily Mail  

Eating for the planet could slash your risk of an early grave, if new research is to be believed. The 'planetary health diet', published in The Lancet five years ago, is a plant-heavy and meat-light diet designed to lower disease risk and agriculture's impact on climate change and the natural world. They also had a lower risk of every leading …

Will a diet that’s good for the planet also help you live longer? Here’s the evidence
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Will a diet that’s good for the planet also help you live longer? Here’s the evidence

LA Times  

Every time you scoop up a spoonful of overnight oats or sink your teeth into a cheeseburger, you’re eating for two — for the sake of your own health and the health of the planet. That question prompted an international group of scientists to create a “planetary health diet” that’s heavy on plants — including vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, …

How food choices of people changed in post-pandemic life
2 years, 11 months ago

How food choices of people changed in post-pandemic life

Firstpost  

This pandemic has ushered in tremendous change and continues to cause major changes in the lifestyle, mental health, and quality of life of people. A healthy diet of opting for grains, proteins, beans, veggies, fruits, and limiting food that is highly processed lets one’s body stay more flexible. Due to less physical activity and limited office visits, and increased screen …

Plant based diet doubly good for climate: researchers
3 years, 2 months ago

Plant based diet doubly good for climate: researchers

NL Times  

A mainly plant-based diet can lead to double climate gains, according to a group of international researchers, including from Leiden University. In this way, people could theoretically remove nearly 100 gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere this century, lead researcher Zhongxiao Sun of the China Agricultural University and his colleagues calculated. Or, as the researchers wrote in the scientific journal …

Climate change: Men's diets are linked to 41 per cent higher greenhouse gas emissions than women's
3 years, 4 months ago

Climate change: Men's diets are linked to 41 per cent higher greenhouse gas emissions than women's

Daily Mail  

The meat-rich diets of men result in 41 per cent higher greenhouse gas emissions on average than the diets of women, a study has revealed. The meat-rich diets of men result in 41 per cent more food-related greenhouse gas emissions on average than the diets of women, a study has concluded. Analysing the participants' diets, the team found than non-vegetarian …

Meeting climate goals ‘would save millions of lives every year’ through shift to healthier and greener diets
4 years, 1 month ago

Meeting climate goals ‘would save millions of lives every year’ through shift to healthier and greener diets

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taking tougher action to meet the world’s climate goals could save millions of lives each …

Eat healthier, and you’ll help save the planet, report says
5 years, 7 months ago

Eat healthier, and you’ll help save the planet, report says

CNN  

CNN — A climate change report published Thursday by United Nations scientists says that eating less meat and reducing food waste could slash global emissions and benefit our health and the environment. One study, published October in the journal Nature, found that as a result of population growth and the continued consumption of Western diets high in red meats and …

Bad Diets Are Responsible For More Deaths Than Smoking, Global Study Finds
5 years, 11 months ago

Bad Diets Are Responsible For More Deaths Than Smoking, Global Study Finds

NPR  

Bad Diets Are Responsible For More Deaths Than Smoking, Global Study Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption John D. Buffington/Getty Images John D. Buffington/Getty Images About 11 million deaths a year are linked to poor diet around the globe. As the Trump administration and U.S. lawmakers debate whether able-bodied people who don't work should be entitled to public food assistance, …

First global scientific eating plan for people, environment forgets the world's poor
6 years ago

First global scientific eating plan for people, environment forgets the world's poor

Firstpost  

A team of 37 world-leading scientists from 16 countries recently released the world’s first ever scientific eating plan. Most of the evidence it cites regarding healthy diets comes from observational studies – these can’t prove a causal link between the consumption of specific products, like red meat, and health issues, like heart disease. The report notes that because carbohydrate intake …

Impossible to feed 10 billion without diet revamp by 2050, says study
6 years, 2 months ago

Impossible to feed 10 billion without diet revamp by 2050, says study

Hindustan Times  

Thirty-five per cent of daily calories from grains and tubers; protein mainly from plants, with not more than 14 gram of red meat a day; and 500 grams of fruits and vegetables. The commission says the diet recommended by it, the so-called planetary health diet, could potentially avert between 10.9 million and 11.6 million premature deaths globally per year, reducing …

Do Healthy Diets Protect The Planet? As The U.N. Meets, A Focus On Sustainability
6 years, 6 months ago

Do Healthy Diets Protect The Planet? As The U.N. Meets, A Focus On Sustainability

NPR  

Do Healthy Diets Protect The Planet? Meets, A Focus On Sustainability Enlarge this image toggle caption Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images There's a lot of talk about how to make our food supply more sustainable. I spoke to Danielle Nierenberg, editor of the book Nourished Planet, which includes ideas aimed at reducing hunger, obesity and food waste, as well …

Health tips: Being vegan good for environment, claims Study
7 years, 1 month ago

Health tips: Being vegan good for environment, claims Study

India TV News  

Are you planning to go vegan very soon? The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, also found that organic food provides significant, additional climate benefits for plant-based diets. The researchers also conducted production life cycle environmental impact assessments at the farm level against three environmental indicators - greenhouse gas emissions, cumulative energy demand and land occupation. After combining …

Healthiest diets are also best for the environment, finds global study
7 years, 3 months ago

Healthiest diets are also best for the environment, finds global study

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The dietary recommendations made by governments tend to be based on nutritional information and not decreasing environmental impact, but …

Across The World, If You Eat For Your Health, You'll Help The Planet
7 years, 3 months ago

Across The World, If You Eat For Your Health, You'll Help The Planet

NPR  

Across The World, If You Eat For Your Health, You'll Help The Planet Enlarge this image toggle caption David Messent/Getty Images David Messent/Getty Images Telling people what to eat is perilous, whether the advice is aimed at a friend or an entire country. Greenhouse gas emissions would fall, waterways would suffer less pollution from fertilizer, and less land would be …

Vegetarian and vegan diets could save millions of lives and cut global warming, study finds
9 years ago

Vegetarian and vegan diets could save millions of lives and cut global warming, study finds

The Independent  

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Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables
12 years, 8 months ago

Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables

Huff Post  

According to new data published by the NPD Group, a market research firm, most American are not consuming enough fruits and vegetables. The orange pigment found in carrots are due to the antioxidant beta-carotene, also found in other deep orange foods such as sweet potatoes, pumpkin, butternut squash, papaya, and cantaloupe. Sweet Potatoes are rich in the antioxidant beta-carotene and …

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