WHAT FOODS WE EAT CAN HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON ONE'S OVERALL HEALTH AS WELL AS THE HEALTH OF OUR PLANET 

Whole Foods Plant-Based Diet (WFPBD):

• eating minimally processed whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables 

• avoiding all animal protein (meat, fish, dairy, eggs) and all processed oils

Studies have shown that following a WFPBD can:

• lower risk of prostate, breast, colon cancers, and other cancers

• prevent, even reverse, heart disease and prevent stroke

• lower blood pressure and cholesterol 

• stabilize blood sugars and may reverse diabetes

• prevent some autoimmune diseases

• lose weight

Facts about why moving to a  whole foods plant based diet is a good choice for the earth:

• In the US more than 9 billion livestock are maintained to supply the animal protein consumed each year. This livestock population consumes more than 7 times as much grain as is consumed directly by the entire American population.

• The amount of grains fed to US livestock is sufficient to feed about 840 million people who follow a plant based diet.

• Producing 1 Kg of animal protein requires about 100 times more water than producing 1 Kg of grain protein.

• Producing 1 Kg of animal protein requires 25 K Calories of fossil fuel input. To produce 1 Kg of grain protein requires 2.2 K Calories of fossil fuel input.

David Pimentel, Marcia Pimentel, sustainability of meat-based and plant-based diets and the environment, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 78, Sept. 2003, pp 660S-663S

Recipe:

Nutty Noodles with Vegetables Recipe - LeAnne Campbell, PhD

https://nutritionstudies.org/recipes/main-dish/nutty-noodles-with-vegetables/

Websites to find more information on WFPBD and lots of great Plant-Based recipes:

nutritionstudies.org

ForksOverKnives.com 

Books on WFPBD:

UnDo It!-How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases

By Dean Ornish, MD and Anne Ornish

The China Study- Startling Implications For Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health

By T. Colin Campbell, PHD and Thomas M. Campbell II, MD