Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems

Walter C. Willett; Johan Rockström; Brent Loken; Marco Springmann; Tim Lang; Sonja Vermeulen; Tara Garnett; David Tilman; Fabrice DeClerck; Amanda Wood; Malin Jonell; Michael Clark; Line Gordon; Jessica Fanzo; Corinna Hawkes; Rami Zurayk; Juan Á. Rivera; W. de Vries; Lindiwe Majele Sibanda; Ashkan Afshin; Abhishek Chaudhary; Mario Herrero; Rina Agustina; Francesco Branca; Anna Lartey; Shenggen Fan; Beatrice Crona; Elizabeth Fox; Victoria Bignet; Max Troell; Therese Lindahl; Sudhvir Singh; Sarah Cornell; K. Srinath Reddy; Sunita Narain; Sania Nishtar; Christopher J L Murray

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31788-4

Key Points

Define quantitative scientific targets for healthy human diets and sustainable food production systems capable of nourishing the projected 2050 global population within planetary boundaries.
Synthesized epidemiological and nutritional evidence to formulate a universal reference planetary health diet optimizing nutrient intake and health outcomes.
Modeled global agricultural impacts against five Earth-system processes: greenhouse gas emissions, cropland use, freshwater consumption, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling, and biodiversity loss.
Universal adoption of the planetary health diet was estimated to prevent approximately 10.8 to 11.6 million adult deaths annually, representing a 19% to 24% reduction in total premature adult mortality.
Staying within environmental boundaries requires a greater than 50% reduction in global consumption of red meat and sugar alongside a more than 100% increase in the intake of plant-based foods.

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Commission report demonstrates targets for sustainable diets and food production globally, highlighting pathways to prevent premature mortality within planetary boundaries.

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