Eat mushrooms, cut down on meat and use the microwave: the best diet for you and the planet

Prioritising food choices is one of the most powerful tools we have to help save the planet, says scientist Tim Spector18 foods to boost your healthThe simplest way to reduce your personal carbon footprint is to go vegan. Growing beef takes as much as 100 times more land than growing peas or soya to produce the same amount of protein. I've reduced my meat consumption to some local, organic grass-fed red meat or a roast chicken as an occasional treat once or twice a month. This allows me to enjoy meat as part of my diet at a more sustainable level. Continue reading...