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July 23, 2026European Journal of NutritionOpen Access

Modelling EAT-lancet dietary patterns scenarios: effects on environmental and health metrics in children and adolescents

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BTBeatriz TeixeiraCACláudia AfonsoCCCatarina Carvalho

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates dietary patterns' effects on health and environmental metrics in children and adolescents, highlighting implications for nutrition improvement.

Key Points

  • This research aims to simulate dietary patterns aligned with the EAT-Lancet reference diet and evaluate their environmental and health impacts on children and adolescents.
  • Dietary intake assessed from a national survey (n=1153) using food diaries and 24-h recalls.
  • Environmental indicators estimated using the SHARP-Indicators database and WISH scores measured adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet.
  • Latent class analysis derived dietary patterns, and simulations aligned current intake with the EAT-Lancet reference diet.
  • Current diets do not align with the EAT-Lancet diet; reducing meats and dairy among children significantly improved environmental metrics.
  • Adolescents showed the greatest environmental benefits by lowering dairy and red meat consumption.
  • Shifting to a plant-based diet potentially reduced obesity cases by 0.7% in children and 0.2% in adolescents, though it increased overall greenhouse gas emissions.

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Teixeira et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a61af2ffaa9903c5116a0d6https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-026-04069-6
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