This piece, written by the lead author, provides further commentary on "Energy use, blue water footprint, and greenhouse gas emissions for current food consumption patterns and dietary recommendations in the US."This post is written by Michelle Tom, a research associate at Carnegie Mellon University. Michelle recently earned a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering at CMU. Her research investigates the relationship between human health and natural resource use and greenhouse gas emissions within the transportation and food supply sectors of the U.S.