*[Enwl-eng] Lobbyists dictated dietary guidelines that harm our health and the Earth

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                        The USDA's dietary guidelines should promote health and environmental protection.
                       
                 
           
                       
                 
           
                       
                 
           
                        Current U.S. Dietary Guidelines Hurt the Earth, Human Health, and Animals — All Because of Lobbyists
                       
                 
           
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                        Dietary guidelines in the U.S. are mostly bogus. They are not grounded in health science because they were severely influenced by lobbyists, not doctors. That's why, to this day, they have heavily promoted eating meat, dairy, and eggs — even though this is not what's best for us or for the Earth.

                        As a result, these guidelines have been fueling climate change and wide-ranging health issues by encouraging inappropriate levels of meat consumption for generations. Yet so far, lobbyists have successfully blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from changing its dietary recommendations.


                        Animal agriculture is one of the absolute worst contributors to climate change, accounting for a shocking 33% of greenhouse gas emissions. It's also responsible for poisoning our bodies, to the point that the WHO has labeled meat as a carcinogen. 

                        So when the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently attended the U.N.'s COP28 climate conference in December, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for the U.S. to address these overlapping issues. Instead, Secretary Vilsack said he wasn't particularly focused on curtailing meat consumption as a solution to climate change.

                        There is a fast and easy way for the U.S. government to fight climate change and promote human health. It must rewrite its previous nonsensical, irresponsible dietary guidelines that had promoted use of meat, dairy, and egg products. Sign the petition now!


                       
                 
           
                       
                 Thank you,

                        Miranda

                        Care2 Petitions Team
                       
                 
           
                        P.S. The USDA must finally put the Earth, human health, and animal welfare first by emphasizing the importance of eating fresh produce, and discouraging consumption of meat and dairy. Sign the petition.
                       
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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts 
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2024 12:16 PM
Subject: Lobbyists dictated dietary guidelines that harm our health and the Earth


  
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