Study tallies the payback for humans and planet of eating more plants and less meat

Monday, March 21, 2016 - 17:30 in Earth & Climate

If the world increased its consumption of fruits and vegetables and maxed out its average weekly red meat consumption at just over 10 oz., some 5.1 million premature deaths would be averted annually and projected greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 would be pared 29%, new research has concluded. The...

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