There are many articles out there about how what we eat affects the environment, and how one of the most powerful ways to affect climate change is to change our eating habits.
However, describing this as the Low Carbon Diet is problematic. Pretty much anything you eat is going to be high in carbon. Organic molecules, by definition, contain carbon. Whether it's meat or corn, super-unsustainable all carnivore diet or earth-friendly vegan food, everything you eat is chock full of carbon atoms. That's how life works.
Of course, they mean carbon footprint, technically carbon-dioxide footprint, how much carbon dioxide is emitted in the course of producing and shipping your food. And they're right. But if anyone tries to start marketing foods as low in carbon, don't buy it. 'Cause it's a lie.
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