About “Diet for a Small Planet”
Diet for a Small Planet is a 1971 book by Frances Moore Lappé. It became a bestseller in the West and focused on the benefits of soy as a high-quality protein source. The book examined the environmental effects of meat production and linked it to global food shortages. Lappé promoted environmental vegetarianism, encouraging people to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle due to the negative environmental impacts of animal agriculture. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1971
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.