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4 successful strategies to get people to eat less meat and more plants amid climate crisis

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4 successful strategies to get people to eat less meat and more plants amid climate crisis

If you joined Americans in tucking into a Thanksgiving dinner last week, no doubt the centrepiece on the table was roast turkey. “Meat is really intimately tied with a lot of traditions and festivities,” says Emma Garnett, a postdoctoral researcher who studies behaviour change and sustainable diets at the University of Oxford in England. Even … Read more

A low-carb disaster? How a keto diet might be injurious to your health – Firstpost

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A low-carb disaster? How a keto diet might be injurious to your health – Firstpost

The ketogenic diet, or keto diet, has become a household name, thanks to celebrity endorsements and promises of effortless weight loss by cutting out carbohydrates from our diet. While it may help shed a few kilos, new research published in the Cell Reports Medicine, suggests that this controversial diet could have serious downsides, including an … Read more