Optimal Health.
Our food systems must deliver health for all – human health, animal health, environmental health, and community health.
Many trying to dictate dietary policy have an ideological bias against traditional foods, or stand to gain financially from the production of novel, less nutritious and more expensive foods.
The Global Food Justice Alliance believes that everyone has access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food. Truly healthy food nourishes the physical, social, familial, and cultural aspects of a local community and ecosystem.
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Myth Busting Meatless Mondays: why meat is a powerful ally for school nutrition
The Meatless Monday campaign is most prominent in school systems, meaning children who often get their most nutritious meal at school are being denied access to the foods that they need for proper growth and development
it’s time to retract the 2019 global burden of disease risk factor study
The Global Food Justice Alliance is incredibly concerned about the response to questions recently raised about the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Risk Factors study. Given the acknowledgement of inaccuracies, absence of evidence, and the authors’ commitment to publishing an updated version, we strongly urge The Lancet to please consider retracting the study with the upmost urgency.
Why Animal-Sourced Protein is Superior to Plant-Based Protein
Certain types of protein, particularly from animals, are a much better source of essential amino acids and overall nutrition when compared to plant-based proteins.
The Brain Needs Animal Fat
When you think of animal fat, what comes to mind? Unsightly blobs of cellulite? Artery-clogging strips of gristle to be trimmed off your steak and tossed into the trash? Or a sophisticated substance that contains within it the secret to human intelligence?
THe Mainstreaming of Nutritional Mythology
In this video, Georgia Ede, MD, a nutritional psychiatrist who is “passionate about the care — the proper care and feeding of the human brain,” explains how our governing bodies have spread unscientific dietary guidelines leading to the worsening of our collective health.
Science & Politics of Red Meat
In this video, Nina Teicholz, a bestselling author and science journalist, explains the confluence of forces that, over time, have come to vilify red meat — and how these forces are sharing dietary guidelines.
When is "Protein" NOT Protein?
In this video Peter Ballerstedt, PhD identifies significant misunderstandings of protein nutrition in human diets and how these errors misinform current understandings regarding healthy diets, sustainable food and agriculture systems, and environmental footprints.
Is the Vegetarian Diet Safe for Children?
Some parents have imposed this diet onto their children with life-endangering costs. Animal protein is essential for the health and well-being of children.
Meat Consumption Improves Health Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Multiple studies, experts, and international organizations agree that nutrient-dense meat, dairy, and eggs are essential in healthy diets.
Should dietary guidelines recommend low red meat intake?
Claims about the health dangers of red meat are not only improbable in the light of our evolutionary history, but they are also far from being supported by robust scientific evidence.