environmental concerns, north american diets, study, sustainability

North American Diets Require More Land Than We Have

If the global population adopted the recommended guidelines of North American diets, there wouldn’t be enough land to provide the food required, according to a new study co-authored by University of Guelph researchers. The researchers found that global adherence to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines would require one giga-hectare of additional land — ...

Troy Oakes