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diet change may be greener option than local sourcing
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as consumers seek out food with a reduced carbon footprint, some experts believe a dietary shift from red meat and dairy consumption may be more effective than turning to locally sourced products, suggests new analysis. in a report for the environmental research group, the worldwatch institute, sarah deweerdt looked at the potential environmental benefits of locally sourced goods in relation to other food production models. according to current estimates from the leopold center for sustainable agriculture at iowa state university, us food travels on average 1,500 miles between the farm and consumer, leading to increase output of greenhouse gas (ghg). however, on a global basis, deweerdt wrote that findings from the carnegie mellon university claimed that a reduced reliance on more heavily transported foods might not be as beneficial as replacing dairy or red meat with poultry or eggs one day a week. agricultural commitments amidst such claims, the agricultural sector, supported by the wider dairy and meat industries, claims to be increasingly working to adopt greener methods across their supply chain. farmers also suggest that these environmental criticisms do not account for benefits livestock has on biodiversity. the uk-based national farmers union (nfu) claimed that methane emissions from the cows was continually decreasing in the country, while livestock farms as a whole had a massive role in the carbon cycle. a spokesperson for the group claimed last year that the environmental attacks failed to take into account of a number of environmental benefits created by grazing livestock, such as grazed upland habitats, lowland biodiversity and manure, which made organic farming possible. food miles nonetheless, citing research from carnegie mellon analysts christopher weber and scott matthews, the report suggested that even by theoretically cutting food miles by an impossible level, in this case zero, diet could prove a more effective green initiative. “ replacing red meat and dairy with chicken, fish, or eggs for one day per week would save the equivalent of driving 760 miles per year,” stated the report. “replacing red meat and dairy with vegetables one day a week would be like driving 1,160 miles less.” deweerdt said that weber has accepted in the findings published last year that estimates were based on the assumption that local foods were no different to further sourced goods, a stance that was not always the case. “local-food advocates also emphasize eating seasonal (often meaning field-grown) and less-processed foods,” she stated. “those qualities, along with shorter distances from farm to table, will also contribute to lower emissions compared to the ‘average’ diet.” beyond the dietary calls, the worldwatch institute said in the report that eating local did seem to provide a ‘common sense’ method of cutting carbon footprints where possible. the report said that a team of researchers led by the leopold center’s associate director rich pirog found that conventional food distribution systems used between 4 and 17 times more fuel than for local products. this level of fuel use also amounted to 5 to 17 times more carbon dioxide (co2) than local or regional systems, according to the same findings. “similarly, a canadian study estimated that replacing imported food with equivalent items locally grown in the waterloo, ontario, region would save transport-related emissions equivalent to nearly 50,000 metric tonnes of co2,” stated the report. " [that’s] the equivalent of taking 16,191 cars off the road.”
Source :Food Ingredients Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Date :
23
April
2009
Category :
Meat Products
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in order to protect the environment, consumers should forget about switching to organic foods and concentrate on eating less meat, according to new research. the study, from researchers at the vienna university of technology (tu vienna), reports that in addition to leading to increased risks of certain diseases, consuming excessive levels of meat may also lead to environmental damage.
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“ if you don’t plan to plant a garden in lake wobegon in the spring, it means you plan to be planted yourself.” it’s an affirmation of life and fresh food from novelist garrison keillor that found favour on both sides of the atlantic recently and one that carries potent messages for food manufactures and retailers. last week michelle obama, aided by local school children, dug up a patch of the south lawn to create the first vegetable garden at the white house since eleanor roosevelt’s victory garden, planted in the second world war.
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new stricter japanese regulations for organic food production have had a major impact on market revenues, claims new research from market analysts organic monitor . the research shows that the organic food market size has shrunk from over us$3 billion (€3.01bn) in 2000 to us$250 million in 2001 as a result of the new ruling. in 2000 the japanese ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries (maff) introduced new guidelines for organic food production and marketing.
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80 per cent of consumers are unable to identify the types and proportions of foods needed for a healthy balanced diet, according to a new survey, food and you conducted by the uk food standards agency (fsa). based on more than 3,000 face-to-face interviews with randomly-selected adults across the uk between march and august 2010, the survey also revealed that less than one-in-10 (9 per cent) correctly identified the maximum adult daily intake of salt was 6g.
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a uk report has found most brits gain adequate levels of iron, but warned that the elderly, small children, girls, some women and the poor may be susceptible to deficiencies and should consider iron supplementation among other measures. the elderly are one group that may be deficient in iron, finds coma “while most people in the uk are iron replete, health professionals need to be alert to increased risk of iron deficiency anaemia in toddlers, girls and women of reproductive age (particularly those from low income groups) and some adults aged over 65 years,” wrote the scientific advisory committee on nutrition’s committee on medical aspects of food and nutrition policy (coma).
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high consumption of red and processed meat may double the risk of breast cancer amongst women of a certain age, suggests a new study from england. in a study of 35,372 women aged 35 to 69, it was found that high meat intake, particularly red meat and processed meats, was associated with a significant increase in the risk of breast cancer amongst pre- and post-menopausal women.
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half-portions of fruit and vegetables in processed and other composite foods will count towards the target of ‘five-a-day’ under a new uk industry scheme. members of the uk food industry, including coca-cola, greencore, heinz, innocent, pepsico, and united biscuits, in addition to the british nutrition foundation, the food and drink federation, together with supermarkets wm morrison, marks and spencer, and tesco, agreed to the new guidelines which aim to help consumers increase their intake of fruit and vegetables.
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high intake of red and processed meats may raise the risk of lung and colorectal cancer by up to 20 per cent, according to a new study from researchers at the usa's national cancer institute. half a million people were surveyed for the new study that also reports raised risks of other cancers, including throat and liver cancer, report the researchers in the open access journal the public library of science - medicine .
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the big 'cs' got the meat industry in trouble last week - cancer and credibility. in the face of a major scientific study linking a 30 per cent increased risk of cancer with processed meat products, industry associations reacted quite strongly against the findings - when they would have been wiser to have just kept their mouths shut. the scientific review of 7,000 studies was completed for the world cancer research fund (wcrf) and the american institute for cancer research, very credible organisations.
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