Eating pork not only health but also environmental protection

Replace red meat with white meat, can also contribute to curbing global warming! According to United States the journal life sciences recently reported that scientists have found that using chicken instead of beef and mutton, fish and vegetables, can receive environmental effect. The study by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation sponsored.

　　Researchers found that carbon emissions from production of beef and mutton products link 50% higher than chicken, fish products, the carbon emissions associated with food, food production and production aspects, 83% food transport 11%. Researchers said that the people know, buying local products to reduce energy consumption, reduce carbon emissions, new research shows that if one day a week, cattle and sheep meat products and dairy products in the diet with chicken, fish, eggs or vegetables in the same heat , cuts more than 7 days a week to buy more locally produced food. Accordingly, the international environmental protection department urging people to eat more pork and vegetables, \"this is not only beneficial to health, can contribute to environmental protection through lifestyle changes.