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2 | Diet and Food Systems for Health, Climate and Planet How are climate, health and diet connected? Food systems produce between 20–35% of global emissions1. Food systems comprise a complex web of activities, including the production, processing, transport, marketing, and consumption of food.
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.
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...
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,
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.
Nutrition-sensitive agriculture: seeks to ensure the production of a variety of afordable, nutritious, culturally appropriate and safe foods in adequate quantity and quality to meet the dietary requirements of populations in a sustainable manner (FAO, 2017).
The alarming pace of climate and environmental change and its effects on food systems, nutrition and health require a major rethink of how food is produced and consumed. This paper connects the dots between sustainable food systems, dietary patterns, health, nutrition and climate change mitigation.
