Enough: How your food choices will save the planet

by Cassandra Coburn

Overview

We are decimating the planet to produce food that is killing us. Our food production systems are the single biggest cause of environmental change, while diseases linked to ultra-processed foods are at epidemic levels. Enough. uses the latest scientific research to address this vital question: can we provide a growing population with a healthy diet from sustainable food systems? Fortunately for us all, the answer is yes. Enough. shows exactly how we can tackle both of these urgent, interconnected challenges at the same time. Using a seminal piece of research published in 2019, the Planetary Health Diet (PHD), Dr Coburn takes the reader around the world to reveal the hidden consequences of our food choices, and how we can easily make changes which are better for ourselves and the planet. She details which food groups we should be eating, which we should avoid - and why. Changing our way of eating is something that every one of us has the power to do. Enough. is a clear, ultimately hopeful and hugely important roadmap for our own future health, and that of the planet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781856754385
Publisher:	Octopus Books
Publication date:	02/23/2021
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	729,206
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dr Cassandra Coburn received her PhD in Genetics from University College London in 2012. She was Deputy Editor of the Lancet Oncology and has since left the Lancet to work as a freelance science journalist. She continues to publish academically and speaks at conferences worldwide, as well as chairing multiple bodies of scientific work and being active in numerous initiatives eg in 2017 she launched an initiative on revolutionizing cancer care with former US vice president Joe Biden at the UN headquarters.

Table of Contents

1 The Global Syndemic 1

2 Our Interconnected Earth 19

3 Carbohydrates and Added Sugars 45

4 Fats and Oils 75

5 Fruit and Vegetables 113

6 Animal Protein 147

7 Other Sources of Protein 185

8 The World on Your Plate 215

9 Enough 247

Acknowledgements 253

Appendices 255

Endnotes 269

Index 285

About the Author 294