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Vegetarian U.S. Dietary Guidelines Have Half the Carbon Footprint of the Main Guidelines
Post on by Dr. Susan Levin
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ Healthy Vegetarian Dietary Pattern has half the carbon footprint of the Guidelines’ main recommendations, according to...... -
Why White House Must Call for Cutting U.S. Meat Production to Tackle Climate Crisis
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
The Physicians Committee recently petitioned the White House to update its Executive Order titled “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and...... -
5 Good Takeaways from the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Post on by Susan Levin, MS, RD, CSSD
Although The Physicians Committee believes that the newly released 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans should be retracted and reworked...... -
Dietary Guidelines Recommendation for Dairy Increases Cancer Risk
Post on by Susan Levin, MS, RD, CSSD
Research shows that three servings of milk a day can increase breast cancer risk by up to 80% and risk of death...... -
USDA Says Cut Saturated Fat - But Works With Program to Push Cheese
Post on by Susan Levin, MS, RD, CSSD
Scientists working for Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), an organization with U.S. Department of Agriculture oversight, have partnered with Taco Bell to introduce a Grilled Cheese Burrito to get Americans to eat...... -
Cut Out Saturated Fats for a Healthy Heart
Post on by Susan Levin, MS, RD, CSSD
Cut the saturated fats from your diet to keep your heart healthy. That was one of the key recommendations the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee had last week for the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. But the Dietary Guidelines...... -
Keep Low-Carb Diets Out of Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
Physicians Committee dietitian Minh Nguyen, MS, RD, was in Houston on January 24 to warn the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) about the dangers of recommending low-carb diets in the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The...... -
The Dangers of Industry-Influenced Dietary Guidelines
Post on by Susan Levin, MS, RD, CSSD
Cholesterol from eggs raises the risk of heart disease and early death, according to a new study in JAMA. The news shouldn’t come as a shock. Decades of research has shown the dangers of dietary cholesterol. So what made the...... -
Help Change the Dietary Guidelines
Post on by Paula Gallagher
Familiar with this image? Most of us have seen some version of this nutritional tool developed by the USDA that offers nutritional recommendations to help us choose the right foods and the right amounts of those foods. The Food Guide has changed a......
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