Can Vegetable Foods Save the Earth?

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In our time, the word 'protecting the earth' is known as the meaning of environmental protection. This means that the Earth, which has been heated by the climate crisis, is now "heated" and saves "sick" Earth from pollution in the sea, air and soil.

The most urgent task is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Last year, Swedes continued to refuse to board airplanes because they had more greenhouse gas emissions than other means of transportation. However, it needs to be carried out easily in everyday life, but it needs to be consistent and effective. What climate change experts and scientists are paying attention to is the improvement of diet. Can the vegetable-oriented diet they refer to serve as a commando to save the Earth?


▶"Plant-oriented health food, lowest greenhouse gas emissions" = A plant-based diet saves small bodies before saving a huge Earth. Recently, an interesting study was published in the latest issue of the British Journal of Medicine (BMJ Open). According to a joint study by Oxford University and the London School of Health, those who followed five to nine of the nine recommendations for healthy eating habits had a 7 percent lower risk of death compared to those who kept two or fewer. The recommendation is "Eatwell Guide, 2016" released by the British Public Health Administration. This limits the intake of red meat and processed meat to less than 70 grams a day, and instead recommends alternative proteins such as soybeans and fish. In other words, it is suggested that you eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains as a vegetable-oriented health diet, choose health oils rich in unsaturated fats, and avoid foods that are high in fat, salt, and sugar as much as possible. It also includes six to eight glasses of water each day.


However, the Itwell Guide was not originally designed for environmental sustainability. It's a guide to solving the overweight of the British. It is noteworthy that keeping healthy foods like this reduces greenhouse gas emissions, according to their analysis. Their diet, which followed five to nine recommendations, showed 30 percent less greenhouse gas emissions per day than those that were kept at two or fewer. However, according to the British Dietetic Survey, 44 percent of people (44 percent) only follow three to four recommendations. "Following a healthy diet is also beneficial to protecting the Earth from reduced greenhouse gases," the researchers said.


▶ Greenhouse gas and food do not affect much?=It is hard to believe that today's meal will save the Earth even if such research is announced. However, there is a misconception about the connection between food and the environment. First of all, the food system accounts for a large portion of the total greenhouse gas emissions, contrary to our expectations. According to a study published in Science, an international journal, "Pore and Nemecke, 2018," 26 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from "food." In particular, more than half of the greenhouse gas emissions from all animal products are food products. The researchers also analyzed that if a vegetarian diet is changed, it can reduce two-thirds of greenhouse gases emitted by individuals as food. Eating too often with beef can also be bigger than greenhouse gas problems caused by cars. In fact, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the livestock industry accounts for 18 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, higher than the transportation sector (13 percent). Changes in diet can also be applied to tree planting. According to an analysis by the environmental group "Korea Meatless Monday," the Seoul Metropolitan Government provided 1,830 people with a vegetarian diet once a week, showing the environmental protection effect of planting 70,000 30-year-old pine trees. Improving your diet is relatively easy if you can give the Earth the same smile with just one meal a week. In other words, "eating more plants and eating fewer animals is the fastest way to protect the Earth."

Similar opinions were presented at the recent U.S. Food Science Association (IFT) conference. The opinion is that "the change in diet will be the most helpful for sustainability and our health." Seth Goldman, president of Beyond Meat, a U.S. alternative meat company, said, "Recently, people are looking for protein in every diet, but they don't focus much on making the most effective choices for health and the environment. The purchase of vegetable protein is the best way for consumers to change the environment." "Beyondmeat provides protein similar to beef, but uses 99 percent less water and 93 percent less land than cattle," he said.

The same is true of water conservation. A change in diet is an efficient way to significantly reduce water usage than expected. Robinson, a company that supports water management, said at the meeting that many people think that taking a short shower can save water, but the amount of water used in agriculture is incomparable. It's wise to increase the number of vegetable foods from a diet.


▶ Meat and individual dietary greenhouse gas emissions account for 47.6% of the greenhouse gas emissions = We underestimate the impact of food because we cannot see greenhouse gas emissions with our eyes, such as automobile exhaust and electricity bills. However, the figures from the actual study show the difference. According to the U.S. environmental protection organization EWG's 'Report on Climate Change and Health', greenhouse gas emissions (unit Co2 eq, calculated by converting various greenhouse gases into carbon dioxide) of 1 kg of beef are 27 kg Co2 eq, while 1 kg of soybeans are only 2 kg Co2 eq. According to a study published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology (2014), meat accounts for 47.6 percent of the total greenhouse gases emitted from a person's average diet, and dairy products (18.9 percent) total 66.5 percent, more than half of the total. In a study released by "Monday Without Meat" with the Korea Institute for Climate Change Behavior, greenhouse gas emissions increased 11-fold if tofu was changed to beef sirloin in "Dubu Steak Rice."

In this respect, plant food is also used for healthy food, but it is also emerging as a 'great' means of saving the Earth. Lee Hyun-joo, CEO of 'Monday Without Korean Meat,' a global environmental activist, said, "If we still don't respect the environment, there could be a worse situation than Corona 19." "Plant-based diet is an efficient way to save the global environment."






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