About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the current food system on biodiversity, global warming, and public health.

Our current food system is a leading cause of biodiversity loss and global warming. It is also responsible for increasing the risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease, as well as public health threats such as antimicrobial resistance and pandemics emerging from industrial animal agriculture.

Topics covered

• food system
• biodiversity
• public health
• global warming
• disease risk
• agriculture

Keywords

• food system
• biodiversity loss
• global warming
• public health
• disease
• agriculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: food system, industrial animal agriculture, antimicrobial resistance, diabetes, stroke, heart disease, pandemics

Places: global warming, biodiversity loss

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