> only aware that vegetarian & vegan diets in America are atrociously unhealthy
That is in contradiction to every major health organization in the US and abroad. Well balanced vegan and vegetarian diets are healthy and appropriate for every stage of life.
If you care about the environment and want to make food choices that minimize your impact, don't eat animal products, especially beef.
Yes... but large organizations (“major”) are bureaucratic, political organizations predominately funded by, not healthy consumers or scientists, but governments and food/pharma/tech industries. Follow the money, check the biases, and see that the existence of the organization would be jeopardized by biting the hand that feeds it...
That is in contradiction to every major health organization in the US and abroad. Well balanced vegan and vegetarian diets are healthy and appropriate for every stage of life.
If you care about the environment and want to make food choices that minimize your impact, don't eat animal products, especially beef.