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Monday, February 23, 2015

US Panel: Americans' Eating Habits Could Be Harming The Planet

The top nutritional panel in the United States is recommending for the first time that Americans take into account the potentially harmful impact that their food choices are having on the environment.

The move by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which defied a warning from Congress, "could discourage people from eating red meat" if enacted, according to The Washington Post.

The recommendation drew fire from industry representatives who charged that members of the panel were going out beyond their areas of expertise — nutrition and health — and into subjects they knew relatively little about.

In December, lawmakers on Capitol Hill said the panel should stick to nutritional advice instead of weighing in on extraneous issues. But it is apparent from the 571-page report issued this week that it disregarded this message.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

These people are fanatical nut jobs

Anonymous said...

It's the gas from those beans in the photo that could harm the planet!

Anonymous said...

Not only are our eating habits bad for the planet (in ways that aren't even RELATED to climate change), they are also really bad for our personal health.

It also is part of why healthcare is so expensive here. That's something to consider by itself!