Food: seeking environmental and social justice, with Dr Tushar Mehta

In episode 8, we talk to Dr. Tushar Mehta, about how the impact of our food choices goes way beyond climate change. Dr Mehta completed medical school and residency at the University of Toronto.  Currently, he practices Emergency Medicine and participates in international health projects.  Formerly an annual volunteer in rural India, he is now doing work in Haiti  (HEP-Haiti / Ecole Communautaire De Santo).  He has also worked with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and is medical advisor for Project CANOE in Toronto.Along with a small team, Dr. Mehta co-founded Plant Based Data, an online database which collects and organizes academic literature regarding the impact of plant and animal agriculture on health, environment, food security, and pandemics. Dr. Mehta is interested in an evidence and data based approach to health, ecological issues, and global justice issues. For tickets to the 'I could never go vegan' film screening at Kings College Hospital, 2nd May: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/i-could-never-go-vegan-film-screening-tickets-855878524707 www.plantbaseddata.org  CAPE 2021 Environment and Animal Agriculturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_0fqd0AzJak&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=CAPE%7CACME Dr Tushar Mehta's slide deck which he is happy for people to use for education purposes:https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3ya4ks3xepj47zj5l6wzn/2022-03-11-Western-University-Animal-Ag-and-Global-Eco-Impact-Shortest.pptx?rlkey=9lmnrk5rsk7vjj9z6pcs80in2&dl=0 Nicholas Carter’s recent report on disinformation from the animal agriculture industry: “Harvesting Denial Distractions & Deception" https://www.thefreedomfoodalliance.org/report/home Nicholas Carter’s recent report on GWP* - a methane metric promoted by animal agriculture which undercounts their impact https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Seeing-stars-report.pdf State of the Ocean report from Plant Based Data team https://www.plantbaseddata.org/post/stateoftheocean