Replacing beef with other protein sources could dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save millions of lives.

Alternativetos of beef from other protein sources can not only dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also save millions of lives each year, according to a study by Oxford Community University for the World Economic Forum.
white paper Alternative Protein, published by Oxford Community University, points out that replacing meat, especially beef, with other protein sources can have huge health and environmental benefits, reducing diet-related deaths by 2.4% globally.
in wealthier countries, eating-related deaths can be reduced by 5%.
white paper does not specify the estimated annual deaths associated with diet and the diseases and symptoms contained in this category of deaths, but it says avoiding meat in the diet "avoids millions of deaths each year."
white paper says the world's population will increase to 10 billion by this century, and demand for meat is expected to grow. "We cannot continue to meet the world's future meat needs, " said World Economic Forum chief executive John Whelley, in response to the
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against this backdrop, product innovation, improved production of beef and pig chicken, and encouraging consumers to adopt more diets will improve the health of people around the world without having to give up meat altogether.
" study analyzed 13 protein sources, including plant-based foods such as meat, fruits and vegetables, tofu, and new products such as insects.
found that increasing the use of alternative proteins boosts health, such as legumes, bacteria protein, and green beans, which reduce the risk of death by up to 7%.
white paper also cites 2010 data that say eating beef itself accounts for a quarter of dietary-related greenhouse gas emissions, and stresses that a surge in protein demand can put environmental pressures on the environment.
livestock has triple hazards to the Earth's atmosphere, including large amounts of greenhouse gases emitted by livestock, jungles sacrificed for the expansion of pastures, resulting in the inability to absorb carbon dioxide and the amount of water needed for livestock. "For the future of the planet and humanity, our food system needs to be transformed ... and we have to transform our food system," said Rambodini, international leader of the
World Wide Fund for Nature. We are the last generation to make a difference before this system collapses.
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