"New Dietary Guidelines Will Not Include Sustainability Goal"

"When it comes to eating well, should we consider both the health of our bodies and of the planet?

Earlier this year, as we reported, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee concluded that a diet rich in plant-based foods promotes good health — and is also more environmentally sustainable. And, for the first time, the panel recommended that food system sustainability be incorporated into the federal government's dietary advice.

But, it turns out, the idea of marrying sustainability guidance with nutrition advice proved to be very controversial.

And now, President Obama's two cabinet secretaries who will oversee the writing of the guidelines say they will not include the goal of sustainability."

Allison Aubrey reports for NPR October 6, 2015.