This weekend, I’m going to the national Plant-Based Prevention of Disease conference (#PPOD18) which is an: evidence-based look at how plant-based eating patterns may reduce the risks of society’s major preventable diseases. The Raleigh gathering starts with an introduction by RD Matt Ruscigno asking “Why Does the Future of Healthcare Begin with Nutrition?” Because prevention is better […]
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It’s SAD: the Standard American Diet lacks fruit and veg
A new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that most Americans don’t eat enough vegetables or fruit. Only only 9% eat enough vegetables and only 12% of eat enough fruit. We’re missing fantastic food and an easy way to feel great and live longer. What’s Enough? The study says: […]
New US Dietary Guidelines miss chance to reduce disease, climate change
Good news: the new dietary guidelines include vegetarian and vegan diets and suggest reducing protein, cholesterol, and sugar. Bad news: it says vegans eat eggs, ignores protein in vegetables, thinks drinking white liquid is important, obscures its recommendations on eating less bad food, and drops the recommendation for environmentally responsible eating. The final 2015-2020 Dietary […]
