Schnitzel is bad for the Environment

[ Florian Aigner - If you want to protect the environment, you should first of all think about eating less meat. A study done at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) unveils the remarkable ecological advantages of a well-balanced diet. Switching to organic food is less effective than eating more veg. Everybody knows what a healthy diet would look like: Lots of cereal, potatoes and rice, plenty of vegetables and only a little meat. Still, most of us eat excessive amounts of sausages and meat products. This does not only harm us, but the environment too. Together with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, Professor Matthias Zessner from the TU Vienna has now tried to find out, what it would mean for the environment, if people switched to a healthier diet.