Vegetarian diets produce fewer greenhouse gases and increase longevity, say new studies
Consuming a plant-based diet results in a more sustainable environment and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, while improving longevity, according to new research. Based on findings that identified food systems as a significant contributor to global warming, the study focuses on the dietary patterns of vegetarians, semi-vegetarians and non-vegetarians to quantify and compare greenhouse gas emissions, as well as assess total mortality.
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Vegetarian diets produce fewer greenhouse gases and increase longevity, say new studies
June 25, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: assess-total, based-on-findings, diet-results, dietary, gas-emissions, global-warming, identified-food, more-sustainable, nutrition, study, the-dietary, the-study, well-as-assess