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Seven grams of beef per day. So simple the recipe is supposed to be, not only for a healthier life, but also for a healthy planet. Of course, this is only an average figure – one of many that has put together a group of experts is now in a sort of food plan for the world. Stated goal: to feed a growing population healthy, without destroying the planet.

of Course, you must not consume every person, every day, exactly a micro steak, do yourself and the earth some Good. The obscure-sounding amount is one of the many calculated values, the 37-member panel of the Eat-Lancet Commission was able to a few, a cooperation of privately funded food and environmental protection organization of The Eat from Oslo and the medical journal "The Lancet". For three years the professionals for food, agriculture, Ecology, Economics, and policy advice have been sitting together to create this list of ingredients – with a view both to the health of the individual as well as of the entire planet.

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Up to the year 2050 is expected to grow the world population to ten billion people. To feed every one of them healthy, would be the calculated food quantities per Person are necessary. To produce this, should be, the Commission, ecologically and sustainably is possible, provided that the farm system is rebuilt.

In the report of the Commission, it means that already today, three billion people are malnourished, more than 800 million have not enough to eat, more than two billion living with Obesity. At the same time, food production for the large-scale destruction of the environment. Agriculture and food industry are responsible for about a third of the man-made greenhouse gas emissions, consume land huge land and water masses. The two issues, human health, and integrity of the earth's Ecosystem, would like to solve the Commission of a coup.

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Up to 11.6 million nutrition appearance-related deaths to the global food plan. In addition to the cattle, bite additional seven grams of pork per day, 250 grams of milk or milk products, about 230 grams of grain, 50 grams of potatoes or other starchy tubers, for about 0.2 of eggs, 25 grams of peanuts, 25 grams of soy, 50 grams of beans or lentils, a touch of pork fat, but no Butter. The vegetables there are even color recommendations: 100 grams should be dark green like spinach or chard, 100 grams of red or orange colors, such as red beets, red cabbage or carrots – also because of the health-promoting secondary plant substances, which contain these varieties. To 200 Grams Of Fruit.

Flexible unit food

All of this together provides the body with about 2400 kilo calories available, plenty for a medium-sized, reasonably active adult. In some countries, this would be extremely rich supply, for hard-to-pus died of food safe thin. Not only this shows that the recommendations can provide guidance.

Whether this unit is food for all people equally would be healthy, leaves the Commission. It does not refer to genetic differences of population groups. After all, the Commission for most of the ingredients in an environmentally - friendly and health-friendly range. In the case of beef, about the amount is, for example, between 0 and 15 grams per day, on beans between 0 and 100 grams, and all of the fruit between 100 and 300 grams. This will allow enough flexibility in order to all food styles to take account of farming systems and cultural traditions, says Commission member Walter Willett of Harvard University. Who wants to feed about vegetarian, omit the meat and increases the other protein components. These average observed values, should according to the calculations of the Commission, the world population in the year 2050 without defect or shortage in the feed that the Planet is not wound is still more swollen than at present.

How difficult it is to show a few Figures: In North America, is currently being eaten around the six and a half times the amount of recommended meat ration, and in Parts of Asia, only the half of it. All countries consume too much starchy vegetables such as potatoes, in the countries South of the Sahara is equal to seven and a half Times as much as recommended. Overall, the consumption of red meat, and sugar must be halved, and the consumption of nuts, fruits and vegetables will be doubled.

to achieve that, suggest the experts, a five-part strategy. Including probably the highest hurdle: to bring the people to appreciate the healthy diet. The recommended food should be available in all countries, and at an affordable price.

in Addition, agriculture should be reformed so that it delivers large quantities of nutrient-rich food. Water and fertilizers need to become more effective, and new organic farming methods developed and used, the more biodiversity. The use of the land, seas and waters must be set, and the waste of the food industry at least halved sorted.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 21.01.2019, 20:40 PM