According to research done by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, slim people are more eco-friendly. An article published by MSN Health from Health Day states that Staying Slim Is Good For The Environment. I heard this earlier today on the radio, but they didn’t say it so nicely.
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They said “Obese People Are Bad For The Environment”. No, it’s not because obese people are littering McDonalds wrappers everywhere they go. That would be what an ignorant person would say. it actually has to do with food production and transportation of the person(s).
food production is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, a lean population, such as in Vietnam, consumes about 20 percent less food and produces fewer greenhouse gases than a population in which 40 percent of people are obese, a rate close to that of the United States.
They calculated that a lean population of a billion people would emit 1,000 million tons less transportation-related carbon dioxide equivalents a year than an obese population would emit.
They say more research has to be done, but it makes sense, but is the food market going to cut food production if people start eating less? Maybe. Either that or they’ll find a new way to market the food. Read more about this study at MSNHealth.com.
According to research done by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, slim people are more eco-friendly. An article published by MSN Health from Health Day states that Staying Slim Is Good For The Environment. I heard this earlier today on the radio, but they didn’t say it so nicely.
(Image: sxc.hu)
They said “Obese People Are Bad For The Environment”. No, it’s not because obese people are littering McDonalds wrappers everywhere they go. That would be what an ignorant person would say. it actually has to do with food production and transportation of the person(s).
They say more research has to be done, but it makes sense, but is the food market going to cut food production if people start eating less? Maybe. Either that or they’ll find a new way to market the food. Read more about this study at MSNHealth.com.