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Plant-Based Diet Proposal: 15 Million Lives at Stake

10/9/2025

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  • The EAT-Lancet Commission promotes a plant-based planetary health diet to cut deaths.
  • It aims to cut deaths by 15 million and emissions by 15%.
  • It centers on grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, with limited red meat.
  • Farming leaders say the plan overlooks local livestock sustainability and could threaten food security and equitable access to healthy food and decent work.