Kevin Klatt, PhD, RD

I've kept my posts mostly to nutritional sciences related things, but I actually am pretty big advocate and follower of improving the sustainability component of our food system. I had originally intended to go in that direction from a career perspective, but it's quite vexing to be in a field where there's so many thoughts and opinions on what is the most ideal, sustainable food system. Making a sustainable food system is not as simple as being pro-organic, pro-GMO, pro-local, pro-vegetarian, etc.  One thing that I always find interesting, because it's something that nutritional scientists, dietitians, and clinicians can advocate, is reducing meat consumption. A new report (1) put out by the United Nations advocates for reducing consumption of meat by 60% - taking us back to the 1940's meat consumption - not a simple feat. This is far from a simple issue, with some advocates swearing that local meat is entirely sustainable, and others disagree'ing. For heat...