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Simple dietary substitutions can reduce carbon footprints and improve dietary quality across diverse segments of the US population
SOURCE: Nature Food
| 2023
With simple dietary substitutions from higher to lower-carbon footprint heavy foods, the total dietary carbon footprint of the United States can be reduced by over 35% and improve diet quality.
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