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Animal Based Agriculture and Global Warming

A just-released study by The Lancet found that a vegan diet produces a 42-84 percent lower burden on the environment than a Mediterranean-style diet or the diet recommended by the U.S. government.

The Lancet: Importance of considering environmental sustainability in dietary guidelines

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196%2818%2930174-8/fulltext

A different study published last month by researchers at the University of Oxford found that ditching animal products could reduce your food carbon footprint by 73 percent. They also found that if everyone went vegan, global land use could be reduced by 75 percent.


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