As June marks both, World Environment Day and World Food Safety Day, Mid-day.com roped in nutrition experts and wellness coaches who dissect the many benefits of adopting a sustainable diet and ways to go about it
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Key Highlights
- A quarter our greenhouse gas emissions comes from food production and also takes up 70 per
- Foods with a low environmental footprint include legumes (beans, lentils), whole grains (q
- Switching to a sustainable diet offers numerous health and environmental benefits
Processed and ultra-processed foods that we all savour almost every day do not just harm health but also the environment. These foods use resources like energy-intensive manufacturing processes and gallons and gallons of water exerting immense pressure on the environment.