This was out a week or two ago but I thought I’d share today, being Earth Day and all. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has some “news” for us, via The Hill:
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a federally appointed panel of nutritionists created in 1983, decided for the first time this year to factor in environmental sustainability in its recommendations. They include a finding that a diet lower in animal-based foods is not only healthier, but has less of an environmental impact.
Isn’t this fascinating brand new “news” we’ve never heard? OH WAIT YOU GUYS the United Nations has been saying this for years. Yeah but obvi the animal agriculture industry is not pleased. I mean, they’ve been trying to suppress this message for years, and that pesky thing keeps popping up! But all the money in the world can’t dispute the facts: animal product consumption is terrible for the environment.
Anyway, even MSNBC is sharing the “news.” Check out this vid on their page (where the screengrab up top came from).
Meat and dairy eaters need to ask themselves, “if I care about the earth, why aren’t I vegan?” If the answer is “meat tastes yum in my tum” …that’s not a good enough answer. Your tastebuds don’t really trump environmental devastation.