Plant Based Vegetarian Diet Is Best For Our Health And Survival Of Our Planet

A plant-based or Vegetarian diet can make us healthier by lowering our risk of obesity, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes as per a new study and this is another good reason to regularly eat meatless meals. By filling our plate with plant foods instead of animal foods, we can help save our planet too. The production of animal products generates the majority of food-related greenhouse-gas emissions.

Sustaining a healthier planet will require a shift toward more plant-based diets, experts say. The study, published last week in the journal Nature , found that as a result of population growth and the continued consumption of Western diets high in red meats and processed foods, the environmental pressures of the food system could increase by up to 90% by 2050, "exceeding key planetary boundaries that define a safe operating space for humanity beyond which Earth's vital ecosystems could become…