Thought I would add 2 links to this thread.
This first is one of the reasons I started the thread and contains the proposal to change much of the UKs land to trees and growing biofuels in an effort to combat global warming. This would mean a lot less dairy farming and beef farming, which would definitely impact on my diet and my health.
https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-conten...and-preparing-for-climate-change-CCC-2018.pdf
The second is an alternative, and to my mind a much more sensible approach to make farming more environmentally friendly.
http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/the-clean-farming-revolution/
Zand, I'm surveying and reading through the report in the first link. I cannot believe what I'm reading.
When my husband is away, I eat chicken for six dinners in a row to eat the entire chicken. Each night, I prepare it differently, but I tire of it quickly. I believe chicken is also high in omega-6 fatty acids, as are a lot of the nuts and seeds.
Eggs on the other hand are nutrient dense and satisfying. I eat them 4 days a week.
The nutrition profile of grass fed beef is so much better.
It sounds like they want to move away from raising animals, chickens, and fish in their natural environment to an enclosed setting, feeding them a diet that's not natural for them. I thought we were trying to get away from doing that.
A lot of my protein and fat intake comes from meat, dairy, fish, nuts, avocado and olives. I don't eat industrial seed oils because they inflame my colon. And inflammatory bowel disease, like diabetes, is on the rise - (From the CDC: "In 2015, an estimated 1.3% of US adults (3 million) reported being diagnosed with IBD (either Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis). This was a large increase from 1999 (0.9% or 2 million adults"; that's a 45% increase increase in 16 years).
I greatly limit starchy vegetables, legumes, and beans, no more than 1 - 2 tablespoons in a meal. My body is too metabolically damaged to eat grains or sugars.
Also concerning is they mention switching to short wheat. That happened in the US back in the 40's, I think, then more changes were made in the 70's. Gluten intolerance is ridiculously common in the US, yet when Americans eat wheat in europe, many report being able to tolerate it.
The committee that put the report together appears to have limited knowledge and experience in farming, nutrition, health, and medicine.
We know from experience that the diet they're proposing doesn't work for diabetics. In the US, 1 out of 2 adults have pre-diabetes or diabetes. I just don't see how what they're proposing is going to work.
I really appreciate all the information you and others have provided here. Thank you.