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Greenhouse gas emissions and water are linked as key environmental impact metrics in food production and diet assessment, as evidenced by their joint inclusion in environmental cost indicators [1], their shared high consumption requirements in processed food production [2], and their combined footprint in animal-based food systems [3].
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Implications of the Western Diet for Agricultural Production, Health ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimProcessed food production generates high greenhouse gas emissions, accelerates land-use change to support agriculture and intensive livestock activities, and requires large amounts of water and agrochemicals.
Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 1 fact
claimAnimal-based foods generally have higher greenhouse gas emission footprints than plant-based foods because they generate direct emissions from manure and digestion, as well as indirect emissions from feed production which requires significant land, water, and fertilizer resources.
A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimIndicators of environmental costs in diet assessment include cost benefits related to environmental improvements, the cost of total environmental impact of diets, and the cost of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), total energy, and total water embodied in food consumption.