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Unsustainable Promises: Greenwashing In The Meat And Dairy Industries - Faunalytics The meat and dairy industries often use a misleading tactic known as greenwashing to appear more eco-friendly than they are. An analysis of 33 leading companies shows that 98% of their environmental claims contained elements of greenwashing.

"March 31 (Reuters) - The American Heart Association's new nutrition guidance, released on Tuesday, emphasized a dietary pattern rich in vegetables, ​fruits and whole grains, prioritizing plant-based protein over meat."

Great to see the AHA speaking the truth and accurately portraying nutritional science, despite the unserious food pyramid that was recently released with the FDA's US Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Interestingly, the FDA said this about the AHA guidelines:

"The American Heart ​Association's guidance is aligned with the U.S. Food and ​Drug Administration's ⁠dietary guidelines on major issues, a spokesperson from the FDA said, adding they look forward to working collaboratively with AHA."

Let's hope that the collaborative effort starts soon and results in the realignment of the FDA's dietary guidelines with the best available nutrition evidence.

American Heart Association urges people to favor plant-based proteins, replace full fat dairy The American Heart Association's new nutrition guidance, released on Tuesday, emphasized a dietary pattern rich in vegetables, ​fruits and whole grains, prioritizing plant-based protein over meat.

The researchers at Stanford once again looked into the impact of eating animals on our ecosystem. And as we already know, the impacts are immense--and then some.

Worth the read.

And stay tuned for the upcoming HealthyPlanet Radio Show on Friday, April 10th, where we'll be doing our annual deep dive into this very topic. That's on WUSB, 90.1 FM at 6PM.

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