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'''Climatarian diet''' is a [[Diet (nutrition)|diet]] focused on reducing the [[carbon footprint]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_FlgDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA19&dq=Climatarian+diet&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjr9Lvgl73nAhUE5aYKHX__DrgQ6AEIKTAA|title=Vegetarian Nutrition and Wellness|last=Craig|first=Winston J.|date=|publisher=CRC Press|year=2018|isbn=978-1-351-97179-9|location=Boca Raton, FL, London and New York|pages=19|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KFHGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT271&dq=Climatarian&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjThJ3ZqL3nAhWMrIsKHW2cD6gQ6AEIUTAF#v=onepage&q=Climatarian&f=false|title=Eat Your Words: The Definitive Dictionary for the Discerning Diner|last=Convery|first=Paul|date=|publisher=Mango Media Inc.|year=2019|isbn=978-1-64250-135-3|location=Coral Gables, FL|pages=|language=en}}</ref> |
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'''Climatarian diet''' is a diet focused on reducing the carbon footprint.<ref>[https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/health/article/2016/07/05/climatarian-diet-diet-future Is the climatarian diet the diet of the future?], 5 July 2016, Nicola Heath, ''SBS''</ref> |
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== Etymology == |
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The term first appeared around the mid-2010s, with [[The New York Times]] including it on its list of new food-related words in 2015, where it was defined as "a diet whose primary goal is to reverse climate change".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/16/dining/new-food-words.html|title=‘Hangry’? Want a Slice of ‘Piecaken’? The Top New Food Words for 2015|last=Moskin|first=Julia|date=15 December 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=6 February 2020|url-status=live|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The word itself is a portmanteau of the noun "climate" and the splinter word "-tarian", which has come to refer to someone with a dietary restriction.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fp9fDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA124&dq=Climatarian&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjThJ3ZqL3nAhWMrIsKHW2cD6gQ6AEISTAE#v=onepage&q=Climatarian&f=false|title=Persistence and Resistance in English Studies: New Research|last=Martin|first=Sara|last2=Owen|first2=David|last3=Pladevall-Ballester|first3=Elisabet|date=|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|year=2018|isbn=978-1-5275-1228-3|location=Newcastle upon Tyne, UK|pages=124|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Motivation == |
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The climatarian diet is supposed to carry dual benefits, not only for the consumer, who will enjoy healthier diet, but also for the planet as a whole, by reducing the climate impact of food production.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ecowatch.com/climatarian-makes-new-york-times-list-of-top-new-food-words-for-2015-1882133831.html|title='Climatarian' Makes New York Times List of Top New Food Words for 2015|last=Mellino|first=Cole|date=22 December 2015|work=EcoWatch|access-date=6 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Proponents of climatarianism claim that the diet is based on clear scientific data, as it seeks to reduce the consumption of those foods that are identified as the largest emitters of [[Greenhouse gas|greenhouse gases]] responsible for climate change.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.barillacfn.com/en/magazine/food-and-society/climatarian-the-zero-emissions-meal/|title=Climatarian: the “zero emissions” meal|last=|first=|date=24 June 2016|website=BCFN Foundation|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> |
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One of the main ways in which climatarians strive to make their food consumption less environmentally harmful is by avoiding eating [[beef]] and [[Lamb and mutton|lamb]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ohrMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT42&dq=Climatarian+diet&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjr9Lvgl73nAhUE5aYKHX__DrgQ6AEIOjAC#v=onepage&q=Climatarian%20diet&f=false|title=The Gut Health Cookbook: Low-FODMAP Vegetarian Recipes for IBS and Sensitive Stomachs|last=Antonsson|first=Sofia|date=|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2020|isbn=978-1-5107-5043-2|location=New York|pages=|language=en|translator-last=Hedström|translator-first=Ellen|orig-year=2019}}</ref> |
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According to a 2014 study, "beef used 28 times more land, 11 times more water and emitted five times more greenhouse gases than the production of either [[pork]], [[poultry]], [[Dairy product|dairy]] or [[Egg as food|eggs]]."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Eshel|first=G.|last2=Shepon|first2=A.|last3=Makov|first3=T.|last4=Milo|first4=R.|date=2014-07-21|title=Land, irrigation water, greenhouse gas, and reactive nitrogen burdens of meat, eggs, and dairy production in the United States|url=https://www.pnas.org/content/111/33/11996|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|language=en|volume=111|issue=33|pages=11996–12001|doi=10.1073/pnas.1402183111|issn=0027-8424}}</ref> It has also been calculated that the carbon footprint of beef is well over the equivalent of 20,000g of CO2 per kilo, while fish is just under 4,500g, and poultry is around 4,000g. Beans and dried fruit are under the equivalent of 2,000g of CO2 per kilo, while [[Vegetable|vegetables]] and seasonal fruit use less than 1,000g.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Other goals of the climatarian diet consist of eating lots of vegetables, choosing locally produced food and using all parts of an animal when eating meat, in order to reduce waste.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Climatarian app == |
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In 2016, the Australian climate group Less Meat Less Heat launched a crowdfunding campaign in order to develop an app that will make it easier for consumers to eat in a environmental-conscious way.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/health/article/2016/07/05/climatarian-diet-diet-future|title=Is the climatarian diet the diet of the future?|last=Heath|first=Nicola|date=5 July 2016|work=[[Special Broadcasting Service]]|access-date=6 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pozible.com/project/204652|title=The Climatarian Challenge App|last=Pershin|first=Mark|date=14 April 2016|website=www.pozible.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> The app was launched in November 2016 and is meant to encourage users to reduce their food-based footprint to less than 80 kilograms of carbon per month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lessmeatlessheat.org/app/|title=Climatarian Challenge App|last=|first=|date=14 August 2016|website=Less Meat Less Heat|language=en-AU|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> |
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== Notes == |
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Revision as of 16:56, 6 February 2020
Climatarian diet is a diet focused on reducing the carbon footprint.[1][2]
Etymology
The term first appeared around the mid-2010s, with The New York Times including it on its list of new food-related words in 2015, where it was defined as "a diet whose primary goal is to reverse climate change".[3] The word itself is a portmanteau of the noun "climate" and the splinter word "-tarian", which has come to refer to someone with a dietary restriction.[4]
Motivation
The climatarian diet is supposed to carry dual benefits, not only for the consumer, who will enjoy healthier diet, but also for the planet as a whole, by reducing the climate impact of food production.[5] Proponents of climatarianism claim that the diet is based on clear scientific data, as it seeks to reduce the consumption of those foods that are identified as the largest emitters of greenhouse gases responsible for climate change.[6]
One of the main ways in which climatarians strive to make their food consumption less environmentally harmful is by avoiding eating beef and lamb.[7]
According to a 2014 study, "beef used 28 times more land, 11 times more water and emitted five times more greenhouse gases than the production of either pork, poultry, dairy or eggs."[8] It has also been calculated that the carbon footprint of beef is well over the equivalent of 20,000g of CO2 per kilo, while fish is just under 4,500g, and poultry is around 4,000g. Beans and dried fruit are under the equivalent of 2,000g of CO2 per kilo, while vegetables and seasonal fruit use less than 1,000g.[6]
Other goals of the climatarian diet consist of eating lots of vegetables, choosing locally produced food and using all parts of an animal when eating meat, in order to reduce waste.[7]
Climatarian app
In 2016, the Australian climate group Less Meat Less Heat launched a crowdfunding campaign in order to develop an app that will make it easier for consumers to eat in a environmental-conscious way.[9][10] The app was launched in November 2016 and is meant to encourage users to reduce their food-based footprint to less than 80 kilograms of carbon per month.[11]
Notes
- ^ Craig, Winston J. (2018). Vegetarian Nutrition and Wellness. Boca Raton, FL, London and New York: CRC Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-351-97179-9.
- ^ Convery, Paul (2019). Eat Your Words: The Definitive Dictionary for the Discerning Diner. Coral Gables, FL: Mango Media Inc. ISBN 978-1-64250-135-3.
- ^ Moskin, Julia (15 December 2015). "'Hangry'? Want a Slice of 'Piecaken'? The Top New Food Words for 2015". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Martin, Sara; Owen, David; Pladevall-Ballester, Elisabet (2018). Persistence and Resistance in English Studies: New Research. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-5275-1228-3.
- ^ Mellino, Cole (22 December 2015). "'Climatarian' Makes New York Times List of Top New Food Words for 2015". EcoWatch. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Climatarian: the "zero emissions" meal". BCFN Foundation. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Antonsson, Sofia (2020) [2019]. The Gut Health Cookbook: Low-FODMAP Vegetarian Recipes for IBS and Sensitive Stomachs. Translated by Hedström, Ellen. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5107-5043-2.
- ^ Eshel, G.; Shepon, A.; Makov, T.; Milo, R. (2014-07-21). "Land, irrigation water, greenhouse gas, and reactive nitrogen burdens of meat, eggs, and dairy production in the United States". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111 (33): 11996–12001. doi:10.1073/pnas.1402183111. ISSN 0027-8424.
- ^ Heath, Nicola (5 July 2016). "Is the climatarian diet the diet of the future?". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pershin, Mark (14 April 2016). "The Climatarian Challenge App". www.pozible.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Climatarian Challenge App". Less Meat Less Heat. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
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