{"id":22073,"date":"2019-01-08T08:30:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T07:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=22073"},"modified":"2020-05-22T14:42:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:42:39","slug":"healthy-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/healthy-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy diet: the lifestyle can saves our Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent research confirms the importance of choosing a healthy diet, not only to help ourselves, but also to fight climate changes. Let\u2019s see what scientists say and which rules we should follow at the table to protect our (and the Planet\u2019s) health. <\/em><\/h4>\n

Diet is life: Every day, we need different amounts of water, oxygen and food. By choosing a healthy diet<\/strong>, we can prevent chronic cardiovascular diseases and reduce environmental impacts<\/strong> and greenhouse gas emissions, improving our Planet\u2019s health.<\/p>\n

Did you know that one of the main causes of CO2 production comes indeed from what we put on our tables every day? If we consider greenhouse gas emissions, it\u2019s the food industry that contributes the most to climate change<\/strong>, producing 31% of the total amount (a higher percentage than transport or heating systems\u2019).<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why the consequences of our food habits<\/strong> on our Planet\u2019s health can be devastating. A recent research of the Oxford University proves it: let\u2019s take a look together.<\/p>\n

Our diet\u2019s impact on the environment<\/h2>\n

Diet plays an important role in humanity\u2019s and the Planet<\/strong>\u2019s fate. Food constitutes the 32% of the fundamental resources<\/strong> that our bodies need to live. Food production only accounts for the 25% of the total environmental impact.<\/p>\n

A recent research<\/strong> made by the Oxford University<\/strong> together with Agroscope, the Swiss Research Institute on Agriculture, was published on the scientific magazine Science<\/a><\/strong>. It clarified our diet\u2019s impact on the Planet.<\/p>\n

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Source: Oxford University<\/div><\/div>\n

The graphic elaborated by the researchers shows the impact of 15 food products, 9 derived from animals and 6 of vegetable origins considering a sample of 9,000 companies located all around the world.<\/p>\n

The study analyzed a wide section of the food industry<\/strong>. Researchers considered the impact of 40,000 companies, 1,600 processing plants, the types of packaging and the ways adopted by retailers. The enormous quantity of information<\/strong> collected led to the creation of a huge database. That made it possible for researchers to establish which are the geographical areas<\/strong> that are affected the most by production techniques and the 40 most consumed foods in the world.<\/p>\n

According to scientists, among the various sector of food production, meat industry is the most devastating for our Planet<\/a><\/strong>. That happens, however, in varying degrees: the bigger the producer, the greater his impact.<\/p>\n

Intensive production impoverishes the environment and our diet<\/h2>\n
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Photo by Brad Helmink on Unsplash<\/div><\/div>\n

Moving to figures<\/strong>: Those who produce intensively beef use 370 m2 of land to obtain 100 g of proteins, emitting up to 105 kg of CO2. On the contrary, a low-impact producer can reduce from 12 to 50 times emissions and soil\u2019s exploitation. Instead, to produce the same amount of protein, a beans<\/strong> producer needs only 1 m2 of soil. Emissions fall to nearly 0,3 kg, including transportation.<\/p>\n

However, it seems that also aquaculture<\/strong> is not completely safe for our environment\u2019s health. The quantity of methane placed in the environment passes the impact of the carbon dioxide produced by cattle farms.<\/p>\n

Reading data about the production of vegetable foods<\/strong>, we can discover interesting things. A simple beer, for example, can have a noticeable impact on the environment. Anyway, we must say that it depends on the production techniques<\/strong>: some beer producers manage to reduce their impact up to 4 times less than others do.<\/p>\n

Considering all of this, the one who pays the higher price is the environment<\/strong>. In fact, in addition to damaging emissions in the air we breathe, water springs too end up being heavily compromised. An example is the overabundance of nutrients and its acidification<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Anyway, considering the reduction margin of the impact depending on the production techniques used, one thing is certain: foods derived from animals pollute more than foods of vegetable origins<\/em><\/strong>. Another example that speaks for itself: to produce a liter of a soy-made beverage we need only a half of the resources used to produce milk.<\/p>\n

Healthy diet for us and for the Planet<\/h2>\n
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Photo by Israel Egio on Unsplash<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t