Change your diet
June 12, 2010 |13:29 | Diet By : Team X
A new report from the United Nations International Panel of Sustainable Resource Management calls for a global shift toward a vegan diet to save the world from hunger, fuel shortages and the worst impacts of climate change.
It notes that agriculture, particularly meat and dairy production, accounts for 70 percent of global freshwater consumption, 38 percent of total land use and 19 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. The panel concludes that, just as fossil fuels will be gradually replaced by renewable, pollution-free energy sources like wind and solar power, meat and dairy products in the world's diet will need to be replaced by vegetables, fruits and grains.
Both shifts are absolutely necessary to reduce production of greenhouse gases and consumption of natural resources and to ensure planetary survival into the foreseeable future. According to the report, "A substantial reduction of impacts would only be possible with a substantial worldwide diet change, away from animal products,"
Adopting a healthful diet of vegetables, fruits and grains -- a diet designed to prevent global starvation, while protecting our natural environment and safeguarding personal health -- is something each of us can do with our next trip to our supermarket.
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