Eco-Consequences of Low-Carb Diets

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The environmental threat of overeating animal protein is still cause for concern, they argue, even with declining popularity. "The kind of ecological damage we have described will occur in direct proportion to the number of people who do adopt the diet."

What you can do
Eat Sustainably: Eating fewer animal products, and choosing organic or verifiably grass-fed and local when you do, will protect you from mad cow disease and meat laced with antibiotics and hormones, as well as the higher risk of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease connected with red meat.

See The Green Guide's Product Reports on Meat, Poultry and Eggs and www.chefscollaborative.org.

Resources
*To find certified organic or humane animal products in your locale, check out www.eatwellguide.org.
*Explore other weight-loss diets, such as the vegetarian diet recommended by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, at www.pcrm.org.
*WorldWatch Institute's site on sustainable meat eating: www.worldwatch.org
*Read Stan Cox and Marty Bender's article at www.landinstitute.org/.

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