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Vegetarian diets not always the most climate-friendly, researchers say

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RomeThomson Reuters Foundation It may be possible to help tackle climate change while still munching on the occasional bacon sandwich or slurping a few oysters, a new study suggested on Tuesday. Scientists found that diets in which meat, fish or dairy products were consumed only once a day would leave less of a footprint on […]

Plant-based diets for better health and planet? Not so fast, says study

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Thomson Reuters Foundation Forget all those loud calls to eat less meat and more plants for better health and a stronger planet – new research shows the world is not producing nearly enough fruit and vegetables to feed everyone. Canadian researchers compared global agricultural production with the sort of diet backed by nutritionists – and […]