{"id":19292,"date":"2013-11-29T15:37:14","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T15:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/?p=313713"},"modified":"2013-11-29T15:37:14","modified_gmt":"2013-11-29T15:37:14","slug":"14-questions-that-pave-the-way-to-a-longer-life-and-healthier-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leedpoints.com\/green-building-blog\/14-questions-that-pave-the-way-to-a-longer-life-and-healthier-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Questions That Pave the Way to a Longer Life and Healthier Planet"},"content":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Answering 14 simple questions about what you eat and drink each week could pave the way to a longer life and healthier planet.<\/p>\n

The Center for Science in the Public Interest<\/a>’s Food Day program has an online social tool<\/a> that grades the health, animal welfare and environmental impacts of your diet.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_313728\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"]\"Photo<\/a> Photo credit: Shutterstock<\/a>[\/caption]\n

14 Questions that Could Save Your Life and the Planet<\/em> asks such questions as how many vegetables you eat a week, whether you choose organic and how much alcohol you consume. At the end, you get a number and letter grade and can share your score on Twitter or Facebook.<\/p>\n

“The typical American diet is heavy on salty packaged foods, high-fat meat and dairy products and sugary drinks and deficient in fruits, vegetables and whole grains,” said Michael F. Jacobson, Food Day<\/a> founder and Center for Science in the Public Interest executive director. “Besides promoting heart disease, our meat intake also exacts a considerable toll on the environment and all too often on the animals themselves.”<\/p>\n

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