Planetary Health Diet

Question 1

What is the carnivore diet?

Answer 1

Only eats animal flesh

Question 2

What is the omnivore diet?

Answer 2

Eats plants and animals flesh; may eat eggs and dairy

Question 3

What is the general plant-based diet?

Answer 3

Foundation of the diet is plants; animal flesh, eggs, and dairy COULD be included

Question 4

What is the pescatarian diet?

Answer 4

Does not eat meat, but eats fish

Question 5

What is the vegan diet?

Answer 5

Eats plants but not animal flesh, eggs, or dairy

Question 6

What is the ovo-vegetarian diet?

Answer 6

Vegan plus eggs

Question 7

What is the lacto-vegetarian diet?

Answer 7

Vegan plus dairy

Question 8

What is the lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet?

Answer 8

Vegan plus eggs and diary

Question 9

How is ancient cultures connected to plant-based diets?

Answer 9

Buddhists, and Hindus promote lacto-vegetarianism; ancient Greek philosophers promoted plant-based diets; Orthodox christianity promotes plant-based diets during times of fasting

Question 10

What are plant-based meat analogues?

Answer 10

Seitan, tofu, and tempeh; consumed in Asian cultures for many years (100s to 1000s)

Question 11

What religions follow faith-based vegetarian diets in South Asia?

Answer 11

Hindus, Buddhists, and Sikhs

Question 12

What have we seen in Canadian culture in terms of plant based diets?

Answer 12

• Increased sales of plant-based milk and meat
• more restaurants
• Canadian vegan cooking youtubers
• Increasing interest in reducing meat and eating more plant-based

Question 13

How frequent is meat consumption in Canada?

Answer 13

• 48% daily
• 39% Once or twice a week
• 6% Monthly or less
• 7% Never

Question 14

In Canada, what demographics are more likely to be vegetarian?

Answer 14

Young, female, and from upper socio-economic status

Question 15

What is the popularity of vegetarianism in Canadian youth?

Answer 15

14% do vegetarian practices, 6.6% strict vegetarian, 4.5% pescetarian, 2.5% vegan

Question 16

What is a misconception about the health of meat-free diets?

Answer 16

It is always healthy; If a diet has minimal dietary diversity or many highly processed foods, its unhealthy

Question 17

What is the EAT-Lancet Commission on the planetary health diet?

Answer 17

Feed 10 billion in 2050, reduce worldwide deaths from poor diet, be environmentally sustainable

Question 18

What is a planetary health diet?

Answer 18

• healthy should optimize health (state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, not just the absence of disease)
• Sustainable shoudl minimize climate change, biodiversity loss, land-system change, freshwater use, and nitrogen/phosphorus fertilizers

Question 19

What is the planetary plate composed of?

Answer 19

50% veggies and fruits, 50% whole grains/protein/unsaturated oils