Other content with the tag "Sustainable Diets".

This study finds that replacing up to 25% of beef with soy protein concentrate improves water retention, texture, cooking yield, and oxidative stab

This working paper by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) investigates whether consumers in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Kenya consider

This working paper by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) investigates whether consumers in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Kenya consider

This article calls for urgent global food systems transformation to enable healthier diets and reduce malnutrition.

Changes in Children’s Adherence to Sustainable Healthy Diets During the Implementation of Chile’s Food Labelling and Advertising Law: A Longitudinal Study (2016–2019)

This longitudinal study tracked 698 Chilean children (aged 3–6) from 2016 to 2019 to assess changes in adherence to sustainable healthy diets durin

Modelling the Impacts of Policy Interventions for Food Systems Transformation in Indonesia

This FAO policy report explores the potential impact of different policy interventions on Indonesia’s agrifood systems, using economic and environm

Improving complementary feeding: assessing public and private sector business models

This paper forms the first part of a series of three papers exploring the enabling environment, business models, and behaviour change components of

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020

This FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO flagship report assesses global food security trends, revealing that nearly 690 million people faced hunger in

Recommendations for Integrating Evidence-Based, Sustainable Diet Information into Nutrition Education

This review provides five key recommendations for integrating sustainable diet education into nutrition programs:

Foresight Analysis of Diet Transformation in Bangladesh: A Scenario Simulation Study for the Period 2022-2050

This foresight analysis examines potential dietary transitions in Bangladesh from 2022 to 2050, comparing different diet scenarios such as Business

Towards a Food Systems-Transformative National Policy on Food and Nutrition in Nigeria

This policy brief evaluates Nigeria's 2016–2025 National Policy on Food and Nutrition and outlines the need for a revised, food systems-transformat

Animal-Sourced Foods in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Navigating the Trade-Offs Between Healthy Diets and Climate Impact

This position paper discusses the balance between nutrition and environmental sustainability in consuming animal-sourced foods (ASFs) in low- and m

The EAT-Lancet Diet Associated Cardiovascular Health Parameters: Evidence from a Brazilian Study

This cross-sectional study evaluated the relationship between adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet and cardiometabolic health among 398 adults in north

Consensus-Building Around Sustainable Healthy Diets: A Foundation for Policymakers (2022)

This study, initiated by the WHO, synthesizes expert perspectives on defining sustainable, healthy diets and the policies required to implement the

Differences in the Cost and Environmental Impact Between the Current Diet in Brazil and Healthy and Sustainable Diets: A Modeling Study (2024)

This article critiques the European Union’s approach to consumer food information laws, arguing that simply providing information does not effectiv

Towards Sustainable Diets in Australia: Aligning with Dietary and Environmental Goals (2022)

This study compares the typical Australian diet with the Australian Dietary Guidelines and the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet to evaluate health

Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Food Production and Consumption in the Nordics (2024)

This scoping review evaluates sustainable food production and consumption across Nordic countries, aligned with the Nordic Nutrition Recommendation

Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Realistic Dietary Choices in Denmark: The Carbon Footprint and Nutritional Value of Dairy Products

This study examines the environmental impact of dairy consumption in Denmark, balancing greenhouse gas emissions with nutritional contributions.

An Overview of Approaches for Assessing the Environmental Sustainability of Diets – A Scoping Review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023

This scoping review presents various methods for assessing the environmental sustainability of diets, emphasizing the complexity of such assessment

Differences in the Cost and Environmental Impact Between the Current Diet in Brazil and Healthy and Sustainable Diets: A Modeling Study

This study, authored by Thaís Cristina Marquezine Caldeira and colleagues, examines the cost and environmental impact of the current Brazilian diet

Adherence to the EAT-Lancet Diet and Its Association with Cardiovascular Health and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults and the Elderly in Brazil

This study by Rosa Sá de Oliveira Neta and colleagues evaluates the relationship between adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet, which promotes sustainab

Tracking progress toward a climate-friendly public food service strategy: assessing nutritional quality and carbon footprint changes in childcare centers

The paper "Tracking progress toward a climate-friendly public food service strategy: assessing nutritional quality and carbon footprint changes in

Consumer nutrition environment measurements for nutrient-dense food availability and food sustainability: A Scoping Review

This scoping review examines measures used to assess consumer nutrition environments, focusing on nutrient-dense food access and sustainability.

Blue foods play a central role in food and 

The global ambitions to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture demand a complex transition o

Reducing food waste can contribute positively towards multiple sustainable development goals (SDGs) but the differences in the food waste across co

Potential external cost savings associated with the reduction of animal-sourced foods remain poorly understood.

Many global health risks are related to what and how much we eat.

Accelerating a Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Diets in China

Chinese diets have undergone a remarkable transformation over the past four decades.

Friend or Foe? The Role of Animal-Source Foods in Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Diets

Scientific and political discussions around the role of animal-source foods (ASFs) in healthy and environmentally sustainable diets are often polar

High-performing food systems provide healthy and nutritious diets. They create dignified livelihoods for producers and benefit the economy.

Sustainable food cold chains: Opportunities, challenges and the way forward

Of the total food produced for human consumption, an estimated  14 per cent is lost, and an estimated 17 per cent is wasted, costing the globa

Making a Plant-based Future: An Idea Whose Time Has come

Over the past few decades, the avoidance or reduction of meat in diets has typically been presented as something of an extremist choice.

Agrifood Processing Strategies for Successful Food Systems Transformation in Africa

The agrifood processing sector is increasingly essential to connect food system actors and transform the crops produced by farmers into the foods d

Agroecology has gained substantial relevance in political, agricultural and scientific discourse of sustainable food systems.

Small pelagic fish supply abundant and affordable micronutrients to low- and middle-income countries

Fish is expected to contribute to healthy diets where it is affordable and accessible but the cost and availability of nutrient-rich foods, includi

The Role of Aquatic Foods in Sustainable Healthy Diets

Diverse aquatic foods – including animals, plants and microorganisms farmed in and harvested from water, as well as cell- and plant-based foods eme

UNICEF recognizes the importance of engaging business to achieve nutrition results for children.

Please read here the Key messages and the recommendations that emerged for the Dialogue #3 -- Impacts of the Russia-Ukraine War on Nutrition, Food

Food affordability is an important determinant of food choice and access, driving dietary patterns, nutrition status and overall health and environ

Food Processing for Improved Diets

The goal of this brief is to help the U.S.

Aquatic food has a vital role to play in creating a global food system that supports a healthy human population on a healthy planet, yet it has bee

Concerns over Access to Healthy and Sustainable Food-Grains of Truth Report

For the second year, EAT and

UNEP Emissions Gap Report

Chapter 6 in the latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report highlights the key issues

Plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy products are increasing in popularity and have been identified as having an important role in the much-n

Risky Seafood Business

In recent years, the role of seafood or the ‘blue food’ as alternative animal protein has also been investigated, amid concerns over the impacts of

What's in Store for the Planet: The Impact of the UK Shopping Basket on Climate and Nature-2022

The global food system is responsible for more than 30% of total climate change emissions and 60% of biodiversity loss, and retailers – the bridge