It may not be necessary to swap beef steak for tofu just yet, as a large-scale review found that cutting out meat and dairy products is not essential for a healthy and environmentally sustainable diet.
The British Nutrition Foundation, a charity that provides information on healthy eating, has reviewed 29 papers over the past decade examining the effects of different diets on health and the environment in rich countries. It concluded that Public Health England’s advice on healthy eating – the Eatwell Guide – provides the best balance between health and environmental benefits for people in the UK while being affordable and accessible to everyone in society.
The guide describes a diet that is rich in plant foods, however
