Mediterranean Diet—a Way to Protect the Environment地中海飲食——保護環境的一種方式

Youre worried about environmental pollution， yes？ Want to offset the damage it can do？ Simple. Switch to a Mediterranean diet. You know the one—mainly fruit and veg， whole grains， fish， eggs， lean meat， nuts and olive oil. According to a study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition， sticking to this diet is environmentally friendly because it lowers environmental costs.

In the study， researchers from the University of Navarra in Spain and Loma Linda University in the United States analyzed the impact of adhering to the Mediterranean diet on land， water， energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. They evaluated the dietary patterns of more than 20，000 Spanish participants. The participants completed a questionnaire about their food intake. The foods they consumed were classified as more or less inclined to Mediterranean dietary patterns. Researchers then assessed the impact of each food on water， land， energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

According to the findings， better adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with the cutting down of land use， water consumption， energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The researchers concluded that the Mediterranean diet is an environmentally friendly dietary choice because it uses less land， water and energy and produces fewer greenhouse gases.

你擔心環境污染，對嗎？想不想抵消環境污染帶來的危害？很簡單，改吃地中海飲食。你知道的——主要吃水果、蔬菜、全麥、魚、雞蛋、瘦肉、堅果和橄欖油。根據發表在《公共健康營養學》雜志上的一項研究，堅持這種飲食方式是環保的，因為它降低了環境成本。

在這項研究中，西班牙納瓦拉大學和美國洛馬林達大學的研究人員分析了堅持地中海飲食對土地、水、能源使用和溫室氣體排放的影響。他們評估了兩萬多名西班牙參與者的飲食模式。參與者完成了一份關于他們的食物攝入量的問卷。他們食用的食物被分類為或多或少地傾向于地中海飲食模式。然后，研究人員評估了每種食物對水、土地、能源使用和溫室氣體排放的影響。

根據研究結果，更好地堅持地中海飲食與減少土地使用、水消耗、能源消耗和溫室氣體排放有關。研究人員得出結論，地中海飲食是一種環保的飲食選擇，因為它使用的土地、水和能源更少，產生的溫室氣體更少。

Word Bank

offset /'?fset/ v. 抵消；彌補；補償

Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.

evaluate /?'v?ljue?t/ v. 評價；評估

We need to evaluate how well the policy is working.

classify /'kl?s?fa?/ v. 將……分類

The books in the library are classified according to subjects.