Yet another report reveals the error of our dietary habits. But hectoring won't work; from childhood, we should learn the joy of varied tastesAnother week, another alarming news story about eating and how we are frankly doing it all wrong. If you thought you were doing your bit towards a more sustainable diet with meat-free Mondays, think again. A report in the science journal Nature suggests that if we are to have any hope of lessening the impact of climate change by 2050 we need to be eating radically less meat. In Britain, we should be eating 90% less beef and pork. We also need to quadruple our nut intake.I don't doubt that the authors of this meticulously researched report know what they are talking about (although it's worth noting that in some terrains, such as the grassy hills of Wales, producing meat may be the most sustainable use of the land). The lead researcher, Marco Springmann, has said that even he was taken aback by the vast scale of changes to our diets needed to halt the deforestation and water shortages caused by our current food system. Among the report's other recommendations, British people should be eating five times as many beans and pulses. Continue reading...
Food is a great source of pleasure. Forget that, and we're doomed to eat badly | Bee Wilson
14. října 2018 11:31
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Zdroj: The Guardian