Are the Dietary Guidelines for Meat, Fat, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Appropriate for Environmental Sustainability? A Review of the Literature
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Reducing Fats
3. Reducing Meat and Animal-Based Foods
4. Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Intake
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Reynolds, C.J.; Buckley, J.D.; Weinstein, P.; Boland, J. Are the Dietary Guidelines for Meat, Fat, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Appropriate for Environmental Sustainability? A Review of the Literature. Nutrients 2014, 6, 2251-2265. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu6062251
Reynolds CJ, Buckley JD, Weinstein P, Boland J. Are the Dietary Guidelines for Meat, Fat, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Appropriate for Environmental Sustainability? A Review of the Literature. Nutrients. 2014; 6(6):2251-2265. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu6062251
Chicago/Turabian StyleReynolds, Christian John, Jonathan David Buckley, Philip Weinstein, and John Boland. 2014. "Are the Dietary Guidelines for Meat, Fat, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Appropriate for Environmental Sustainability? A Review of the Literature" Nutrients 6, no. 6: 2251-2265. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu6062251