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🗞️ Driving the news: You don't have to become vegetarian to eat sustainably—following a "Planetary Health Diet" can help the planet and improve health
• The diet encourages reducing red meat intake and adding more legumes, nuts, and whole grains to meals
🔭 The context: The "Planetary Health Diet" was developed by scientists to address global health and environmental challenges
• It suggests flexible guidelines, like limiting red meat to a burger per week, while boosting plant-based protein sources
🌍 Why it matters for the planet: By adjusting our diets to include more sustainable foods, global food-related greenhouse gas emissions could decrease by 5%, and millions of premature deaths could be prevented annually
⏭️ What's next: More people adopting this balanced, flexitarian approach could significantly impact personal health and the global climate, without requiring drastic changes like full vegetarianism
💬 One quote: "If consumers were to adjust their diet… that would have huge implications on carbon emissions and climate change," says environmental scientist Klaus Hubacek
📈 One stat: Americans consume more than a pound of beef per week, while the diet suggests limiting red meat to just one burger weekly
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