Simple dietary changes could cut carbon footprints, but the impact on other aspects of environmental sustainability and nutrition must be carefully considered.
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Beal, T. Big environmental gains from small dietary tweaks. Nat Food 4, 935–936 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00878-8
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