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You have likely heard that eating less beef will help the environment. While this is a popular stance on social media, it is overly simplistic and doesn’t consider the whole picture. Ty Beal, PhD, joins me to discuss the importance of beef for worldwide nutrition, and Ariel Greenwood helps us better understand the role cows play in land management.
Topics: The concept of eating for a healthier climate · A trade-off among improving soil quality, land use and GHG emission · What if we remove cattle from the equation? · Could animal-sourced foods play an important role in the dietary matrix? · Minimizing the risk of deforestation · Maintaining the herds size for a lower environmental impact