Showing posts with label FOOD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FOOD. Show all posts

Food: Eating Less Red Meat Could Benefit Health And Environment


Cutting down the amount of red meat we eat not only affects our physical health, but also the health of the environment, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that cutting back on red meat consumption could decrease the number of cases of chronic disease by 3 to 12 percent, and make the carbon footprint nearly 28 million tons smaller per year by decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.