Vegetarian diet reduce costs in health care
Since May 2015, a psyciatric clinic of northern Stockholm public Health service, has served lacto-ovo-vegetarian food to their patients. The purpose is to motivate the patients to a more healthy and environmentally friendly diet. The diet includes vegetable foods, milk products and eggs, but lacks meat, fish and poultry.
The initiative has been welcomed by both employees and patients.
The benefits are many, both for those who opt out of meat for religious reasons and for the Environment.
The purpose is to motivate the patients to a more healthy and environmentally friendly diet. The benefits are several. Diet based on vegetables is more climate neutral. By excluding meat, we reduce emissions of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Patients and employees learn how to shift towards a more sustainable lifestyle. The diet with lacto-ovo vegetarian diet is now served to all patients in northern Stockholm's psychiatric department 24, Patient survey shows that 80 percent of the patients are satisfied with vegetarian diet as the main alternative. 44 percent feel inspired to eat vegetarian diet at home. Hear more about the initiative, please contact:
Henrik Lind, certified nurse, North Stockholm's psychiatry
Phone: 46 8-123 491 24
E-mail: henrik.lind@sll.se
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Naturvårdsverket
Project start date
30/05/2015
Project end date
30/05/2015
