Eatwell Plate
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Little consideration for the environment in dietary guidelines
Only four countries currently include sustainability in their food based dietary guidelines, according to new research published by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Food Climate Research Network (FCRN). Plates, Pyramids, Planet evaluates government-issued food guidelines from… Read More
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The power of plant-based protein
Humans need protein in order to survive, but there has to be a change in the way we currently produce and consume it if we are to protect our environment and our health, says Forum for the Future’s Simon Billing.… Read More
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Is Britain lagging behind when it comes to sustainable diets?
A growing number of countries are thinking green when it comes to their dietary guidelines, and Britain needs to follow their lead. As world leaders prepare for vitally important climate change negotiations in Paris at the end of the year, it’s… Read More
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Hard choice to swallow
POLITICIANS FEAR the idea. Environmentalists love it. Consumers dont understand it. And businesses are beginning to trial it. David Burrows investigates the controversial concept of sustainable diets. Obesity and diet-related illness are on the increase. Fewer young people are… Read More