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There’s a lot of good evidence to show that by far the most effective of 80 total solutions for reversing global warming, number three is reducing food waste and number four is plant rich diets, plant forward, plant centric, also called flexitarian. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "'Conscious Eater' author spells out ways to dine on healthy, environmentally friendly food," 16 Mar. 2020

Various studies point to health benefits of a flexitarian or vegan diet, while some research has linked red meat to heart disease and cancer. Washington Post, "We’ll Always Eat Meat. But More of It Will Be ‘Meat’," 27 Sep. 2019

The Reducetarian umbrella covers a number of diets, including vegetarian, vegan, omnivore and flexitarian. Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, "Want to cut down on animal products but just can’t give up bacon? Reducetarians won’t judge.," 13 Nov. 2019

Foods customers also eat meat — an indication of how the popularity of the company’s products has been driven by a rise of flexitarians: people who are eating less meat without cutting it out completely. Los Angeles Times, "Impossible Burger hits supermarkets, joining rival Beyond," 19 Sep. 2019

Dear Heloise: My girlfriend is becoming a flexitarian. Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: What’s a flexitarian?," 6 June 2019

An increasing number of flexitarians — people not looking to eat meat at every meal — are helping to drive interest, according to Rabobank. Lydia Mulvany, The Seattle Times, "Impossible Foods fights for FDA approval on its meatless burgers," 23 Apr. 2018

But there are now new attempts being made to make a veggie burger that can actually substitute for meat, even for carnivores and flexitarians. Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, "New BurgerFi veggie burger 'bleeds' flavor," 20 Sep. 2017

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