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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
The Role of Healthy Diets in Environmentally Sustainable Food Systems
Food and Nutrition Bulletin, Volume 41, No. 2_suppl, Year 2020
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Background: The global food system is directly linked to international health and sustainability targets, such as the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement climate change targets, and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. These targets are already threatened by current dietary patterns and will be further threatened by 2050 because of a growing population and transitions toward diets with more calories, animal-source foods, and ultra-processed foods. While dietary changes to healthier and predominantly plant-based diets will be integral to meeting environmental targets, economic, social, and cultural barriers make such dietary transitions difficult. Objective: To discuss the role of healthy diets in sustainable food systems and to highlight potential difficulties and solutions of transitioning toward healthier dietary patterns. To do so, we synthesize global knowledge and conduct a series of case studies on 4 countries that differ in their social, economic, political, and dietary contexts: Brazil, Vietnam, Kenya, and Sweden. Conclusions: No single “silver bullet” policy solution exists to shift food choices toward sustainable healthy diets. Instead, simultaneous action by the public sector, private sector, and governments will be needed. © The Author(s) 2020.
Authors & Co-Authors
Clark, Michael A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
MacDiarmid, Jennie I.
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
Jones, Andrew D.
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ranganathan, Janet
United States, Washington, D.c.
World Resources Institute
Herrero, Mario
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Fanzo, Jessica C.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0379572120953734
ISSN:
03795721
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Kenya