Food and Health News, November 6, 2010
Every person emits the equivalent of approximately two tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from the time food is produced to when the human body excretes it, representing more than 20% of total yearly emissions. That is what a study by the Universidad de Almería says, confirming for the first time that human excrements contribute to water pollution, primarily with nitrogen and phosphorus.
A team of researchers from the Universidad de Almería (UAL) has estimated the environmental impact of the Spanish diet and role that …

The researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine say overweight people cause excess greenhouse gas emissions because they eat more than thin people and are more likely to travel by car.
Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts compared lean and obese populations in a study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
They calculate that a fatter population needs 19 per cent more food energy for its energy requirements. The production of that extra food requires machinery that emits greenhouse gases, as well as transport systems that emit pollution.
What’s more, …