US EditionHealthier, Plant-Based Diets Could Prevent 15 Million Deaths a Year and Cut Farm Emissions: EAT-Lancet Commission
Experts say shifting to a plant-based diet could reduce agricultural emissions by 15% and lower risks of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes worldwide.
- About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to scientists.
- The EAT-Lancet Commission proposed a planetary health diet centered on grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, with limited animal protein and dairy.
- The report concludes that food systems are the biggest culprit in pushing Earth to the brink of thresholds for a livable planet, and changing worldwide diets could lead to a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
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Some 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could be reduced by 15% if people worldwide switched to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought together scientists from around the world to examine the latest data on the role of food in human health, climate change, biodiversity, and people's living and working conditions.
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsThe Recipe for Avoiding 15 Million Deaths a Year Is to Fix Food, Scientists Say
(MedPage Today) -- About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought together...
Some 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could be reduced by 15% if people worldwide switched to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought together scientists from around the world to examine the latest data on the role of food in human health, climate change, biodiversity, and people's living and working conditions.
Fixing food is a recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster, scientists say
About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought together scientists worldwide to review the latest data on food's role in human health, climate change, biodiversity and people's working and living conditions.
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