You are what you eat, is the saying most dietitians use when encouraging patients to make diet decisions to improve one's health. However, did you know that the way you eat has a direct correlation to the environment, believe it or not but one's unhealthy habits is a cause to climate change on our planet. Look at it this way healthier people, healthier planet. This article goes into depth on how the food system contributes about 30% of total greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to this the article goes into depth on how the high consumption of red and processed meat with the combination of low levels of fruits and vegetables is the average diet among many American citizens. This diet being the leading cause in health problems/diseases among citizens of the US, which is a direct cause of the $3 trillion dollars being spent on health care each year.
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December 2016
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