How does the planetary health diet compare to other diets? But what makes the planetary health diet different from other popular eating patterns like the Mediterranean diet or the heart-healthy DASH diet? And maybe in higher quantities than the planetary health diet, because it's not looking specifically at planetary health," Vadiveloo notes. The planetary health diet also places more limits on total fat consumption than the DASH diet does, she adds. The popular diet has a higher emphasis on unsaturated fat components like olive oil and fish compared to the planetary health diet.

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Persons: Vadiveloo, wasn't, it's Organizations: Lancet, University of Rhode, American, Nutrition, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, CNBC Locations: University of Rhode Island