Is this really the planet saving diet to feed the world?

Scientists have announced what they believe to be the perfect diet to 'feed the world' whilst doing minimum damage to the planet.

The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health brings together more than 30 world-leading scientists from across the globe to try and reach a scientific consensus that defines a healthy and sustainable diet.

• minimising CO₂e emissions
• preventing any species going extinct
• No expansion of farmland
• preserving H₂O

In theory this is great, but there are so many other factors that we need to be aware of, including food waste and efficiency of farming, weather, transport, to make any of these numbers actually add up!

"If we were just minimising greenhouse gases we'd say everyone be vegan," said Prof Willet. But it was unclear to the scientists if a vegan diet would actually be healthier!

1. Nuts - 50g a day
2. Beans, chickpeas, lentils and other legumes - 75g a day
3. Fish - 28g a day
4. Eggs - 13g a day (so one and a bit a week)
5. Meat - 14g a day of red meat and 29g a day of chicken
6. Carbs - whole grains like bread and rice 232g a day and 50g a day of starchy vegetables
7. Dairy - 250g - the equivalent of one glass of milk
8. Vegetables -(300g) and fruit (200g)

The diet also has room for 31g of sugar and about 50g worth of oils like olive oil.

Large scale farming has a massive impact on the planet and agriculture makes up around 1/4 of our CO₂e emissions.

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