Health & Fitness
Meatless Mondays at Hudson Valley Hospital Center
"Meatless Mondays" at Hudson Valley Hospital Center promote your health and help protect the environment!
Hudson Valley Hospital Center is offering more healthful options and specials in the cafeteria on Mondays as the Food and Nutrition Department supports a national initiative called “Meatless Monday.”
“Meatless Monday” is a campaign started at Johns Hopkins University in an effort to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, save natural resources and reduce our carbon footprint. Why should you go meatless once a week?
Health Benefits:
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- Decrease cancer risk
- Reduce heart disease
- Prevent diabetes
- Lessen the incidence of obesity
- Increase longevity
Environmental Benefits:
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- Reduce your carbon footprint – The meat industry produces one-fifth of man-made greenhouse gas emissions, far more than transportation.
- Minimize water usage – 1,800-2,500 gallons of water go into one pound of beef.
- Decrease fossil fuel dependence – About 18 times more fossil fuel is required to produce one calorie of meat compared with one calorie of plant-based protein.
Reducing your meat consumption by just 15 percent can help improve your health and help the planet. Check out www.meatlessmonday.com for more information on how you can take easy steps to go meatless once a week.
