Switching to a healthier diet can reduce an individual’s water footprint by as much as 55%.
According to new research, turning vegetarian has the biggest impact, but even cutting down on meat gives a saving of at least 10%.
Shifting to a healthy diet is a "win-win situation", say researchers.
Citizens will be healthier and their food can be produced using less of one of our most precious natural resources – water.
"The main message is that if you shift to a healthy diet, be it with meat or without (vegetarian or pescetarian), according to your own preference, it’s not only good for your health, but it’s also very good for the environment in the sense that you reduce your water footprint substantially," said Dr Davy Vanham of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, in Ispra, Italy.
Freshwater resources are already scarce, but the problem is set to get worse, due to population growth, changing lifestyles and […]
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