Sorry, meat lovers: Cutting out meat from your diet would be great for the climate
 

Sorry, meat lovers: Cutting out meat from your diet would be great for the climate
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The less meat people consume and the healthier their diet becomes, the more the climate benefits, Oxford University scientists said in a study published Monday.

If people in developed countries such as the U.S. were to eat less red meat and move steadily toward a vegetarian or vegan diet, they could live longer while helping to slash greenhouse gas emissions from food production by between 29 and 70% by 2050, according to the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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While the study does **t break new ground in **ting the climate benefits of moving away from meat and toward a plant-based diet, it does succeed in tying those climate benefits to human health. Read more...


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