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Environmental groups urge feds to consider beefs cost in U.S. diet

Environmental groups urge feds to consider beefs cost in U.S. diet

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Full page ads in the New York Times and Washington Post on Tuesday called on the federal government to advise Americans to cut some meat from their diets.

The ads, sponsored by more than 100 health and environmental groups, come as U.S. policymakers evaluate evidence that meat, particularly beef, takes a toll on the environment, and as they consider adjusting the nation’s dietary guidelines accordingly.

Environmental groups urge feds to consider beef’s cost in U.S. diet

-San Francisco Chronicle 3/24/2015