CHICAGO - Researchers released a nutritional index this week aiming to inform guidelines and help Americans achieve healthier and more environmentally stable diets.
The index ranked foods by minutes gained or lost off healthy life per serving, with processed meats and sugary drinks among the biggest offenders.Findings included over 5,000 foods in the U.S.
diet classified by health burden and environmental impacts."We use the results to inform marginal dietary substitutions, which are realistic and feasible," authors wrote. "We find that small, targeted, food-level substitutions can achieve compelling nutritional benefits and environmental impact reductions."(Nature.com) The foods studied ranged from 74 minutes lost to 80 minutes gained per.