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Trying to eat eco-friendly? These charts show how different diets could change the planet. - Popular Science
Not all countries can make a difference by cutting down red meat.
Millions of people eat foods that are bad for them and the planet. Fixing those diets could save lives and cut down on greenhouse gases, but the question is, how?
For years, researchers have been trying to model the impacts of switching over to plant-based mean plans. What they've found, though, is that the outcomes aren't the same in developed nations with plentiful food versus those with chronic shortages. Now, a group of researchers mainly from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows those discrepancies on a country-by-country level in a recently published analysis in the journal Global Environmental Change.
For starters, the authors discovered that small changes, like having one meatless day a week or simply cutting back on red meat didn't have the same desired effect across the globe. In fact, quite the opposite: They increased the carbon footprint of many nations, simply because the residents aren't eating as many calories to begin with.
Not all countries can make a difference by cutting down red meat.
Millions of people eat foods that are bad for them and the planet. Fixing those diets could save lives and cut down on greenhouse gases, but the question is, how?
For years, researchers have been trying to model the impacts of switching over to plant-based mean plans. What they've found, though, is that the outcomes aren't the same in developed nations with plentiful food versus those with chronic shortages. Now, a group of researchers mainly from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows those discrepancies on a country-by-country level in a recently published analysis in the journal Global Environmental Change.
For starters, the authors discovered that small changes, like having one meatless day a week or simply cutting back on red meat didn't have the same desired effect across the globe. In fact, quite the opposite: They increased the carbon footprint of many nations, simply because the residents aren't eating as many calories to begin with.