Five Dietary Adjustments that Support Personal and Planetary Health

by Ryan Andrews, MS, MA, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Personal Training Quarterly September 2022
Vol 9, Issue 2

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This article emphasizes environmental and nutritional dimensions in which there is enough robust evidence to make meaningful recommendations for sustainable nutrition practices.

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This article originally appeared in Personal Training Quarterly (PTQ)—a quarterly publication for NSCA Members designed specifically for the personal trainer. Discover easy-to-read, research-based articles that take your training knowledge further with Nutrition, Programming, and Personal Business Development columns in each quarterly, electronic issue. Read more articles from PTQ »

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