Today on the exam room.

This was so mind-blowing to me.

The food sector globally accounts for over a third of total greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

That's a really big piece of the climate puzzle.

You know, I thought that eating locally was about the best thing I could do to really do my bit for the climate.

But it turned out that whether it's organic or conventional, any of that is really small potatoes.

Welcome to the Exameron podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee.

Hi, I'm the weight loss champion Chuck Carroll, raising health IQs coast to coast and around the world.

Hi to the exam room is listening in Kenny Bunkport, Maine, Portland, Oregon, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Wherever you are, we appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place. This is episode 95 of season 7, number 594 overall. And today we are

talking about health, but not just your health. We're also talking about the health of the environment, because it is a fact that the environmental

impact of eating a meal at home, it is far less more often than not than going out to eat.

And by controlling the ingredients of your home-cooked meal, that's often also far healthier for you

and the environment. Kathy Kattin-Gratsini is back with us on the exam room today. She's here

to explain the varying sizes of carbon footprints for different ingredients and how we consume them.

And that is laid out beautifully in her brand new

cookbook called Love the Foods that Love the Planet. The environmental impact and carbon

footprint in this cookbook, they have been calculated and broken down for every recipe in there.

It is an amazing read with some really fun eats. So today she is our guest

is we don't need Earth Day to talk about the environmental impact because climate change

is a 365 day a year challenge that we all must rise up to meet. And today we are doing our

part with Kathy. And here's another way that you can do a

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