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HCN Briefing 1. How are climate, health and diet connected? Current food systems, and particularly industrial production methods, are driving global trends towards poor diet and related diseases, climate-damaging environmental impacts, and reduced health and economic outputs. Food systems produce between 20–35% of global emissions1.
HEALTHY DIETS FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET The ideal diet should be nutritious without threatening natural resources. Researchers are trying to decide what’s best for countries from Kenya to...
global population should eat exactly the same food, nor does it prescribe an exact diet. Instead, the planetary health diet outlines empirical food groups and ranges of food intakes, which combined in a diet, would optimize human health.
In order to be healthy for people and planet, a safe and healthy diet should also be sustainably produced and consumed. The agricultural and food production system has direct impacts on the environment.
UPDATED AUGUST 2018. Healthy diet. KEY FACTS. A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. Unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are leading global risks to health.
Healthier diets, accessible for all people, are better for the climate, the environment and human health. By changing what we eat and how we grow, harvest and transport our food, we can distribute it more equitably,
The Eatwell Guide divides the foods and drinks we consume into five main groups. Try to choose a variety of different foods from each of the groups to help you get the wide range of nutrients...
