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How healthy are low-gluten diets anyway? – Popular Science
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In the pantheon of fad diets, there is perhaps none more hated on than gluten-free. And despite how annoying fad dieters are (if I hear one more person order a salad because theyre gluten-free and then ask for croutons), its not unreasonable to want to avoid foods that might possibly be bad for you. But is gluten actually bad for people who dont have a problem with it?
Theres no real evidence that avoiding gluten leads to tangible health benefits, assuming that you dont have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity. But there also havent been many studies that actually asked that questiontheres just not much information out there. On Thursday we got some preliminary answers...kind of.
People who eat low gluten diets are at a higher risk of getting type 2 diabetes, according to results presented on Thursday at the American Heart Association Meeting. Its crucial to point out here that these researchers werent looking at people on gluten-free diets. The researchers were only studying associations between eating less gluten and getting diabetes. Their study size was massive199,794 peoplebecause they looked at data from three of the largest long-term studies in the United States: the Nurses Health Study, the Nurses Health Study II, and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. These studies have been following hundreds of thousands of medical professionals for decades, gathering data of all kinds about their lifestyles and overall health, with the intention of understanding more about disease risk. That gives scientists a plethora of data to figure out what lifestyle factors make you more likely to get particular diseases.
When these studies began in the 70s and 80s, though, gluten-free diets werent a thing. They were a thing if you were among the less than one percent of people with celiac disease, but beyond that most people had never even heard the word gluten. So instead the researchers had to estimate gluten intake based on the study participants' answers to questionnaires about their diet, and then look to see how many people who ate low or high gluten diets ended up with type 2 diabetes. These large data sets are perfect for finding significant links between certain lifestyles and diseases.
Theyre not so great at finding causesin that they cannot determine causality at all. For example, the data could tell you that theres a statistically significant link between eating nuts and heart health, but it cant tell you that eating nuts causes a healthier heart. It may be that people who eat nuts tend to exercise more, or that people who eat nuts also eat other foods that are good for the heart. Or maybe nuts really do directly improve your cardiac capabilitieswe just cant tell that from correlational data.
So its not that eating less gluten causes an increased risk of diabetes. Its that eating less gluten is associated with an increased risk. And theres an important confounding factor there: foods that are low in gluten also tend to be low in fiber, and eating fiber found in whole grains decreases your risk of stroke, heart disease, obesity andwait for ittype 2 diabetes. Its possible that gluten intake actually has nothing to do with diabetes risk, its that people who eat less gluten also eat less fiber, and the lack of fiber is whats affecting the likelihood of getting diabetes. We just dont know yet.
If what these researchers found has more to do with fiber intake, then at least this negative outcome of eating less gluten could be mitigated by eating foods high in fiber. There are plenty of gluten-free grains that have high fiber, like quinoa, sorghum, teff, buckwheat, and oats (especially steel-cut ones). Swapping in those grains could help compensate for a lack of wheat, barley, and rye, the three grains people avoiding gluten cannot touch.
But there are other potential problems with eating gluten-free if youre otherwise healthy, many of which come back to the way we make gluten-free substitutes for common bread products.
Because the goal is often to try to create something as close to the gluten-y counterpart as possible, companies use things like processed rice flours, potato and tapioca starch, or other refined grains that can work together to create something resembling white sandwich bread or dinner rolls. Those refined ingredients tend to lack not just fiber, but also iron, folate, vitamin B12, calcium, and other essential vitamins and minerals. Plus, as one 2010 study found that healthy people who went on gluten-free diets had significant changes in their microbiome. Wheat provides about 70 percent of two types of carbohydrates that promote growth of certain helpful kinds of gut bacteriacarbs that many other grains dont have. And again, if youre smart about your diet, you can easily eat a gluten-free diet thats also replete with the right nutrients. Substitute in high fiber, nutritious grains to compensate for the lack of vitamins and fiber. Eat more bananas, onions, and garlic to get those bacteria-promoting carbohydrates. But dont just change your diet without thinking about it.
Its easy to cut out gluten, feel better, and attribute that to the lack of gluten when really what youve done is reduced the amount of junk food you eat. Suddenly you cant eat the cupcakes that your coworker brought in, and that croissant staring at you as you order your coffee is off limits. Youre eating less sugar and fewer simple carbohydrates and wow, you feel so much better! The trouble is that long term youre likely to become deficient in other areas of your diet unless youre careful. Which many fad dieters may not be.
All this means that the upshot is more complicated than all you gluten-free dieters are idiots or see I told you that gluten wasnt bad for you! The upshot is something closer to be thoughtful about your diet. If you think you feel better not eating gluten, dont eat gluten. Whatever. Its frankly boring and obnoxious to sit around bashing other peoples food preferences to make yourself feel superior. Let people eat what they want. Just please take your diet seriously.
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Over the course of my life, I have come up with great ideas for novels, only to see them published as I prepare to put pen to paper.
Game of Thrones, 2001, War and Peace, The Bible (King James Version), and now I find it happening again as I sat to write about gluten.
It just so happens that CNN came out with a very detailed article (found here) which does a truly excellent job of going through the whole history of the discovery of its role in celiac sprue, to todays toxin du jour.
I nearly gave up until I realized that most of my readers have fairly short attention spans, meaning that theyd much rather read a few paragraphs here, than an entire article.
So, without further ado, let me explain gluten.
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley.
Patients with celiac sprue are now recognized to have an autoimmune disorder. Yes, they are allergic to gluten, but thats not the issue. The issue is that when their body is exposed to gluten, it attacks their intestines as well.
Our intestines are covered in villi which is where all of the absorption of liquids and nutrients occur. People with sprue attack that lining leaving the intestine unable to absorb. This will produce severe diarrhea.
Theres no cure, but, by simply avoiding gluten, these individuals can lead completely normal lives.
Now, Americans are usually loathe to let only a small group of individuals enjoy the notoriety of an uncommon disease. So gluten sensitivity evolved.
Which has created an entirely new line of foods at the grocery store, which proudly display the gluten free sign.
It is literally on everything, including things that one would never have imagined to have gluten anyway, like popcorn, which is made of corn (this is true).
Im waiting to see these labels on things like bleach soon.
It also allows them to be picky at dinner parties, without having to rely on the vegetarian excuse. (Which is a choice, as opposed to having a condition.)
But the real question is how did this come about?
The CNN article says it was started in the 1980s when a paper describing gluten sensitivity emerged. This meant some people suffered GI distress, like bloating, when they ate gluten, but did not have sprue.
I have another theory.
In the 80s and especially the 90s, the Atkins diet was all the rage.
Now, in this particular diet, which I will confess I tried, and lost 20 pounds, you avoid all carbs.
The good news is it really does work. The bad news is that you are constantly in a state of ketosis, meaning you have foul breath, are cranky and have no energy. Its a bad diet.
However, I believe that partly due to its success, variants arose, like the paleo diet, that didnt exclude good carbs, like fruits and vegetables, but left out things like bread.
These diets also work, and you dont have the side effects of the Atkins diet.
Once again, things like bread, were vilified, but now it was because of the fact it contains gluten.
Finally, as alluded to in the CNN article, gluten has now been associated with numerous diseases including schizophrenia and autism.
Because, why not.
After all, those societies that for millennia used wheat as a major component of their diet were all schizophrenic and autistic.
The bottom line is this.
Bread is not a bad food. Gluten, for the overwhelming majority of people, is not bad for you.
Too much bread is bad, because it will make your ass look big in those jeans.
And thats not glutens fault.
So, until next time: Stay Skeptical!
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This Is How Often You Should Weigh Yourself If You Want To Lose Weight – Prevention.com
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Prevention.com | This Is How Often You Should Weigh Yourself If You Want To Lose Weight Prevention.com If you struggle with your weight, the bathroom scale may feel like your worst enemy. And for years, experts supported this notion, claiming that regularly weighing yourself means more burden than benefitnot to mention it's only one number that doesn ... |
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Gabourey Sidibe gets candid about weight-loss surgery: ‘I love my body now’ – Rolling Out
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Rolling Out | Gabourey Sidibe gets candid about weight-loss surgery: 'I love my body now' Rolling Out Last year the Empire star, 33, opted to undergo laparoscopic bariatric surgery, after a long-term battle with depression, anxiety and bulimia. Now, the actress who recently dropped her memoir, This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare, is getting candid ... What Gabourey Sidibe Gets Right About Bariatric Surgery 'I love my body now!': Empire star Gabourey Sidibe reveals she had weight loss surgery in May after type 2 diabetes ... |
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Wyoming Medical Center achieves national accreditation for weight-loss surgery – Wyoming Business Report
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Kevin Helling, M.D., medical director of bariatric surgery, announced that Wyoming Medical Center has been accredited as a Comprehensive Bariatric Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
I am proud to say that we are nowthe onlyaccreditedcenter for bariatric surgery in the entire state of Wyoming, said Dr. Helling. Our presence as a regional referral center for bariatric surgery and other specialty services continues to grow. That is only possible because of the effort put in by our excellent medical staff.
The MBSAQIP Standards, outlined in the Resources for Optimal Care of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patient 2014 ensure that bariatric surgical patients receive a multidisciplinary program, not just a surgical procedure, which improves patient outcomes and long-term success. The accredited center offers preoperative and postoperative care designed specifically for their severely obese patients.
The hospitals commitment to quality care begins with appropriately trained staff and the leadership surgeons who participate in meetings throughout the year to review outcomes. They seek continuous improvement to enhance the structure, process and outcomes of the center.
To earn the MBSAQIP designation, WMC met essential criteria for staffing, training and facility infrastructure and protocols for care, ensuring its ability to support patients with severe obesity. The center also participates in a national data registry that yields semiannual reports on the quality of its processes and outcomes, identifying opportunities for continuous quality improvement.
After submitting an application, centers seeking MBSAQIP Accreditation undergo an extensive site visit by an experienced bariatric surgeon, who reviews the center's structure, process, and clinical outcomes data. Centers are awarded a specific designation depending on how many patients it serves annually, the type of procedures it provides, and whether it provides care for patients under age 18.
In the United States, around 15.5 million people suffer from severe obesity, according to the National Institutes of Health, and the numbers continue to increase. Obesity increases the risks of morbidity and mortality because of the diseases and conditions that are commonly associated with it, such as type II diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, among other health risks. Metabolic and bariatric surgical procedures have proven to be effective in the reduction of comorbid conditions related to severe obesity.* Working with ASMBS, the ACS expanded this quality program for bariatric surgery centers so that it can assist bariatric patients in identifying those centers that provide optimal surgical care.
*Buchwald H, Avidor Y, Braunwald E, et al. Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA. 2004;292(14):1724-1737. DOI:10.1001/jama.292.14.1724.
Read More..Keto Diet: Weight Loss Success or Health Failure? – PA home page
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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) -- A lot of fad diets promise to help you lose weight quickly. One that's been around for nearly a century called the keto diet has grown in popularity in recent decades and makes that same promise.
The Keto Diet is short for ketogenic and forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. A lot of dieters swear by it because of the quick results. But is it all that it's cracked up to be?
Maria Ramos of Ashley wants to lose some weight. Besides working out several times a week at Odyssey Fitness in Wilkes-Barre she's also watching what she eats. "Trying to cut out the carbs. That seems to be working for me," she said. Carb cutting is one of the keys to the Keto Diet. "I'm not actually good at diets but I heard somewhat of it," said Ms. Ramos.
Besides limiting carbohydrates, the Keto Diet requires high fat, moderate protein intake. By restricting carbs, your body is forced to seek energy by breaking down stored fats for its fuel source. People who've tried the Keto Diet often report losing an average of ten or more pounds in the first couple of weeks. "Keto Diet sounds like a good thing at first," said Odyssey Fitness Nutrition Coach and Lead Personal Trainer Marissa Udzella but she added there's a price to pay on this restrictive diet. "You could be the term 'skinny fat' and be losing weight but you might be losing mostly your lean tissue."
Another danger of the Keto Diet is while you will be losing pounds you'll be depriving your body of essential nutrients. The diet long-term can deprive your bones of calcium and lead to osteoporosis. Also, raised cholesterol levels from a fat-rich diet can harm your cardiovascular health. "There's things that are going to go wrong whether it's in your bones, whether it's your hormones, your muscle tissue, whatever. You need to have that balance," said Ms. Udzella.
It's why Ms. Ramos says to reach her personal goals, dieting alone won't get the results she wants. "I'm trying to incorporate more fruits and vegetables in my diet and trying to come here like after I get out of work."
Ms. Udzella says aim to drop one to two pounds per week so that you protect lean muscle mass. If you plan to diet, she recommends small changes over time because it's easier to make it part of a healthy lifestyle.
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Pearl the morbidly obese pooch has lost nearly three stone thanks to a strict diet and an underwater treadmill – Metro
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Pearl went through acupuncture to help her lose weight. (Picture: Dog Networking Agents Inc./Caters News)
Just two years ago, Pearl the Jack Russel-cross was scheduled to be euthanised thanks to her weight.
She weight close to six stone, making her morbidly obese, and had to be wheeled everywhere on a special cart.
Vets feared her heart could stop at any moment. She had so many rolls of fat she couldnt walk or turn her neck. Poor Pearl.
Abandoned on the streets, it was found that there was no medical condition that had made Pearl such a large size just neglect and severe overfeeding from her previous owners.
She was scared, depressed, and had pain in her joints, having been fed nearly to death.
Vets were astounded that she was still alive.
Thankfully, she was discovered by Dog Networking Agents Inc, who decided to step in and save Pearl from her growing weight.
Pet rescuer Hayley Zielinski quickly put Pearl on a special diet and exercise plan, setting her up on an underwater treadmill so she could work out without putting too much pressure on her body.
Two years on, shes lost two stone and eight pounds and looks like an entirely different dog.
But shes still got more weight to lose.
This dog was absolutely morbidly obese, she couldnt walk at all or move her head because her neck was enormous, she even had to be wheeled into the vets, said Hayley.
No one had seen such a morbidly obese dog that was still alive and vets told us that her heart could stop at any moment.
At times, we didnt think she was going to make it, we feared she was going to have a heart attack, but she didnt and she fought on, Im really proud of her.
Shes came so far in her weight loss and emotional wellbeing. She went from being trapped in her own body and scared of the outside world to confident, plus she can even jog every now and again.
Dogs like Pearl would normally be euthanized in the shape she was in but we wanted to give her a chance and Im glad we did, shes amazing.
Pearl is now a local celebrity for her amazing weight loss, popping along to Weight Watchers meetings and strolling around the town showing off her transformation.
Shes a real character, shes hilarious and very lazy, said Hayley.
I will take her for a walk and after a while she will just drop on the floor and refuses to move.
Same, Pearl. Same.
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Read More..Medical Mystery: Why Are Some Obese People ‘Metabolically Healthy’? – Live Science
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Obesity often brings with it a host of health problems, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and risky cholesterol levels. But a lucky few appear to buck the trend: They are obese, and yet don't have any of these typical risk factors for heart disease or diabetes, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed information from about 1.3 million U.S. adults who were either overweight or obese. None had previously been diagnosed with diabetes. The researchers looked to see whether these participants had any of four common risk factors for heart disease and diabetes: High blood pressure, high levels of fat in the blood, low levels of "good" cholesterol or elevated blood sugar levels.
Among those who were obese, 10 percent did not have any of these four risk factors.
It's not clear why some people with obesity are able to avoid these problems. In the past, researchers have dubbed this group the "metabolically healthy obese."
However, people who fall into this group may still not be totally healthy, said study researcher Gregory Nichols, a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland. Obesity also increases the risk of other conditions, such as cancer, joint problems and kidney disease, he said.
"They might be metabolically healthy, but that does not necessarily mean they are healthy overall," Nichols told Live Science. What's more, although these participants were free of metabolic risk factors at the time of the study, they could soon develop them in the coming years, he said. Some previous studies have found that even "metabolically healthy" obese people are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, compared with people of normal weight.
Thus, people who are obese should still aim to lose weight, even if they appear otherwise healthy, Nichols said. "Weight loss could improve other types of health [problems], and might reduce the likelihood of developing cardiometabolic risk factors," he said. [The Best Way to Lose Weight Safely]
For the study, the researchers analyzed electronic health care records from members of four health care systems that together serve 12 million people in 11 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. They defined being overweight as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25.0 to 29.9. Obesity was defined as having a BMI of 30 or more, while morbid obesity was a BMI of 40 or more.
They found that 18.6 percent of the people who were overweight did not have any of the four metabolic risk factors, and 9.6 percent of those who were obese did not have any of the four. Looking at only those who were morbidly obese, they found that 5.8 percent did not have any of the four risk factors.
Being "metabolically" healthy was more common among those who were younger about 30 percent of all adults ages 20 to 34 in the study did not have any of the four metabolic risk factors, compared with just 6.3 percent of those ages 65 to 79.
Several factors could explain why some overweight people and some obese people remain metabolically healthy. "Diet and exercise almost certainly play a role," Nichols said. However, the new study did not assess these factors.
In addition, the distribution of a person's fat can also affect their risk of cardiovascular disease, with fat stores in the belly area (visceral fat) posing a greater risk to health than fat found just beneath the skin (subcutaneous fat) in other parts of the body. Some previous studies have found that obese people who are metabolically healthy have less visceral fat than obese people who aren't metabolically healthy. However, a person's BMI measurement, used in this new study, cannot distinguish between visceral fat and subcutaneous fat.
Ultimately, future studies are needed to follow metabolically healthy obese people forward in time, to see if they remain metabolically healthy over a long period, or even a lifetime, Nichols said. Such studies could determine whether metabolically healthy obesity "is even a real thing, or merely a matter of timing," Nichols said.
In addition, studies should look at the order in which people develop metabolic risk factors, and whether this order affects their risk of developing subsequent heart disease and diabetes, he said.
The study was published March 9 in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease.
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New York Islanders Playoff Chances Jump Significantly – Eyes on Isles
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With that win over Edmonton last night the New York Islanders took their tally on this franchise record nine-game road trip to 4-2-1. Outstanding considering they were one ofthe worst road teams in the league before hand.
Before being kicked out of the Barclays for the Ringling Brothers Circus, the Isles were 7-13-4 on the road.
That dramatic change in form on the road has helped the Islanders move from playoff maybes to playoff likelysit sounded better in my head.
Just look at how the Isles playoff chances nosedived and then rebounded just as quickly. By mid-December, you could have safely assumed that the Isles were well out of the race. Destined to be one of the few bonafide sellers at the trade deadline.
But then a coaching change was made and everything got much much better.
Where once the Isles were in the single digits when it came to odds of making the post-season, they now sit just below 60%. Its remarkable the turnaround thatstaken place.
I certainly wasnt on team Weight when it was announced he was going to take over for Jack Capuano. I didnt think his new voice would have been enough to get this team to gel and work.
Ive had to eat those words over the weeks. Since being appointed Weight hasnt done anything but win. (And sometimes lose in terribly humiliating fashion). Its hard not say that coaching is whats turned this team around.
After Wednesdays three games, the Isles chances fell by 2.6%, because both Ottawa and Boston won, putting pressure on the Isles should either of those teams fall into a wild-card spot. However, unlikely of a scenario that might be.
But, with a game tonight against the hobblingVancouver Canucks, who are 3-5-2 in their last ten, a win could put them above the 60% mark.
Every day things seem to get better for the Isles chances. Their form is still a bit patchy, trading two wins for a loss on average recently. But at this point, just getting to the playoffs is all that matters. Once you get there, theres always a chance to win it. Even though ClubStats give the Isles a 0.2% chance of winning the cup.
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Diet and global climate change: Eating healthier food could reduce … – Science Daily
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You are what you eat, as the saying goes, and while good dietary choices boost your own health, they also could improve the health care system and even benefit the planet. Healthier people mean not only less disease but also reduced greenhouse gas emissions from health care.
As it turns out, some relatively small diet tweaks could add up to significant inroads in addressing climate change.
That's the finding of a new study led by UC Santa Barbara researchers, who analyzed the potential effects of healthier model diets for the United States. The results appear in the journal Climatic Change.
"To my knowledge, this is the first time anyone has done this," said study director David Cleveland, a research professor in UCSB's environmental studies program and geography department. "People have looked at what effect diets have both on climate and on health, but they've never examined the potential to mitigate climate change through the food system and the health care system together."
The food system contributes about 30 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, with the largest proportion coming from animal-based food. In addition, the poor quality of the standard U.S. diet -- including high levels of red and processed meat and low levels of fruits and vegetables -- is a major factor in a number of preventable diseases. The U.S. spends $3 trillion on health care every year -- 18 percent of the gross domestic product -- much of it allocated to diseases associated with poor diets.
Cleveland and colleagues first used data from published meta-analyses that examined the effect of foods on diseases. Then, using life-cycle assessment data for the foods that changed in the healthier model diets, they analyzed the effects of the diets on greenhouse gas emissions for the food system. For the health care system, the researchers estimated the change in risk of diabetes, colorectal cancer and coronary heart disease due to the healthier diets and the subsequent effect on both health care costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
To create healthier model diets, the researchers altered the standard 2,000-calorie-a-day U.S. diet, changing the sources of about half of those calories. The different model diets progressively reduced the amount of red and processed meats, with the most stringent diet eliminating them completely. Fruit and vegetable intake was doubled, and peas and beans increased to replace the meat protein removed. Refined grains were partially replaced with whole grains. Added sugar, which Cleveland noted is a known health risk, was not reduced. Neither was dairy, eggs, fish or non-red meat.
"This means our estimates are probably very conservative, both in terms of health and climate change implications," Cleveland said. "Just changing half of the diet and including only some of the diseases associated with diets, we found a huge effect.
"Food has a tremendous impact on the environment," he added. "That means that there is enormous potential for our food choices to have positive effects on our environment as well on our health and our health care costs."
That is exactly what the scientists found. The adoption of healthier model diets reduced the relative risk of coronary heart disease, colorectal cancer and Type 2 diabetes by 20 to 40 percent. Health care costs went down by $77 billion to $93 billion annually and direct greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 222 kilograms to 826 kilograms per person per year.
"In the third diet -- which contained no red or processed meats -- there was a savings of $95 billion out of the total annual cost of $230 billion for those three diseases," Cleveland explained. "That's not huge compared to the $3 trillion total in health care costs, but it's a start. Results like these can also help motivate individual and policy changes."
In terms of climate policy, the healthier diets could contribute up to 23 percent of the U.S. Climate Action Plan goal to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, Cleveland said. Further, the diets could generate up to 134 percent of California's goal of reaching 1990 emission levels by 2020.
According to Cleveland, the findings add weight to the conclusion of several other recent studies: Diet change must be part of successful climate change mitigation policies, and climate change mitigation must be included in policies to improve the food system.
This creates an important opportunity for the University of California, Cleveland noted. "The UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative should have a major focus on climate change mitigation via the food system," he said. "And the UC Global Food Initiative should have a major focus on the relationships among food, climate and health."
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