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150,000 Americans Call for less meat, more plants in U.S. dietary guidelines

150,000 Americans Call for less meat, more plants in U.S. dietary guidelines

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More than 150,000 Americans signed a petition that was delivered today in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC, urging Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to adopt the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recommendations for less meat and more plant-based food.

The petition, led by the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth, was supported by more than a dozen environmental, public health and food advocacy organizations as part of a larger effort showing the widespread support among experts and the American public for science-based dietary guidelines that promote health and sustainability.

150,000 Americans Call for less meat, more plants in U.S. dietary guidelines

-EcoWatch 5/7/2015