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10 Keys to an Eco-Friendly Diet

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Eco-Friendly Diet: You don’t need to relinquish your favorite meals to eat green — make informed decisions about what you buy.

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Ranked: Which Diet Trends Are Eco-Friendliest? Little Or No Meat & Animal Products Always Greenest

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Those looking to eat better for the planet should focus on a diet lower in animal products given the high ecological cost of meat production.

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Low-Carbon Diet: The Easy Way To Fight Global Warming Reducing Red Meat, Exotic Fruits & Processed Foods Key To Reducing Carbon Footprint

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Feeding ourselves causes a third of all CO2 emissions, so adopting a low-carbon diet is one way each and every one of us can fight global warming.

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Vegetarian or Vegan Diet: Key To Personal and Environmental Health? Vegetables May Just Be The Answer To Our Environmental Woes

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A vegetarian or vegan diet can do wonders for your own health, not to mention the health of the planet and its other living inhabitants.

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How Plant-Based Diets Can Heal Our Bodies & the Planet Proving Once Again We Are What We Eat

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Heal the body, heal the planet: Whether you are doing it for health or environmental reasons, you won’t be sorry about transitioning to a plant-based diet….

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Vegan Health Benefits Outweigh the Risks Sink your teeth into 6 delicious vegan recipes sure to convert the vegan-curious

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What are the health benefits of going vegan anyway? You’ll live longer, enjoy improved physical fitness, protect against osteoporosis, and lose weight…

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Canada Leads Way on Nutrition With New Food Guide

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Canada’s new Food Guide incorporates input from 20,000 Canadians and gives its neighbors to the south a whole new set of best practices to chew on…

Avocado is one of the superfoods which contain good fat that is crucial for brain health. Credit: Cyclonebill, Flicker CC

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The New Skinny on Dietary Fat Healthy Fats Essential for Cognitive Function

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Dear EarthTalk: What’s the skinny on fat these days? I saw a major magazine cover image recently that was suggesting fat wasn’t so bad for us after all? — Marcy Bellwether, Taos, NM Going “fat-free” might seem like an effective, safe way to lose weight when considering that fat contains nine calories per gram, […]