A combined carbon and sugar tax could have environmental and health benefits
A combination of a carbon tax on food and a tax on sugary drinks in the UK could lead to health benefits, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and raise up to GB£3.
February 3, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: carbon-tax, gas-emissions, health-benefits, oncalldietitian.com, public-health, reduce-greenhouse, sugary-drinks
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.
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
