by Marion Nestle

Mar 24 2015

My Plate, My Planet: Support Sustainability in Dietary Guidelines

I signed an today’s ad in the New York Times to encourage support for considering sustainability in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines.

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We need health policies that consider agriculture and agricultural policies that consider health.

Here are:

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Cathy Richards

And oceans/fisheries policies.
Nichole Jones

I agree! It’s all about keeping it simple. What additives are put into factory farming and commercial agriculture don’t end in the field. They are absorbed by the environment and consumed by us. We’re part of a big circle.

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Lorraine Lewandrowski

It’s most likely that urban professionals far removed from the land and farms will dictate what is “sustainable.” Urban food elites have excluded us in deep rural every step of the way thus far. Does anyone see this changing?
Humaira

totally agreed with the mentioned points of the writers. love quotes
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