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Sustainable Food Systems

Sustainable Diets and the Environment Background

Importance of Topic to Practice
We are faced with the challenge of a growing global population on a planet undergoing an environmental sustainability crisis. Although food consumption and consumer choice is only one part of the overall picture of food systems sustainability, a growing body of literature suggests that moving toward more plant-based diets may be one of the most effective actions individuals can undertake to reduce negative impacts on the environment (1). This shift can also

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