The book that changed the way we eat
The book that highlighted the health and environmental benefits of a plant based diet
Witness History · BBC World Service
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The best selling book that highlighted the health and environmental benefits of a plant based diet. The publication of "Diet for a Small Planet" in 1971 helped start a conversation about the social and environmental impacts of the foods we choose. Frances Moore Lappé has been telling Farhana Haider about the writing of her ground breaking book.
Photo Cover of first edition, first print Diet for a Small Planet 1971. Courtesy of Frances Moore Lappé