What really matters about diet and climate, both as independent priorities and at their vital intersection, is not the wild conspiracy theories and whiplash-inducing headlines that bedevil both topics routinely- but what we choose to do daily about each.Climate and diet responses, independent and overlapping, are actionable by each of us, every day.
To inform such action, then, I propose the application of this very brief (two questions, to be exact) Q&A:
Q1) If, despite the application of genuine, hard-earned expertise; volumes of relevant evidence; and substantial if not overwhelming global consensus among actual experts in both cases - we still manage to be UNsure that the prevailing views are right about either diet and health, or global warming and our implication in it- then how can we possibly be sure- based on relative lack of expertise, evidence, and consensus- that they are wrong?
A1) Well, theres this.
Q2) Given the possibility of error (for all of us except these folks) in either direction about climate and/or diet, which way would you rather be wrong?
P.S. for those interested, heres a deep dive into why the most recent round of everything we thought we knew about nutrition is wrong is pure nonsense; and heres a perspective on why we keep going around and around that same circle, getting nowhere.
Senior Medical Advisor, Verywell.com
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Diet And Climate: A VERY Short Q&A - HuffPost
