Monthly Archives: August 2018

Recent Study Found Plant-Based Diet Decreases Environmental Impact By 42 to 84 Percent! – One Green Planet

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Several groundbreaking studies have shown that this is indeed the case! Most recently, a research study published in The Lancet Planetary Health offered even more solid evidence to support the claim that basing your diet around plants can save the planet. According to this new study, plant-based eating has the power to decrease environmental burden by up to 84 percent!

Source: Recent Study Found Plant-Based Diet Decreases Environmental Impact By 42 to 84 Percent! – One Green Planet

America’s Largest Grocery Chain, Kroger, to Ban Plastic Bags! – One Green Planet

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The American grocery chain Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the U.S., will ban single-use plastic checkout bags by 2025 and switch to reusable ones. According to the company, the move will eliminate as much as 123 million pounds of trash a year.

Source: America’s Largest Grocery Chain, Kroger, to Ban Plastic Bags! – One Green Planet

If Everyone in the World Ate According to U.S. Dietary Guidelines, We’d Need Another Canada to Sustain Us All – One Green Planet

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When updating its list of dietary recommendations for Americans, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has always prioritized offering advice backed by the most recent research on how to eat in a healthy, balanced way that prevents disease. But what about taking into account how it will affect our planet if people follow the dietary guidelines it puts forth? Does the committee do that as well?

Source: If Everyone in the World Ate According to U.S. Dietary Guidelines, We’d Need Another Canada to Sustain Us All – One Green Planet