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From #plantbased proteins and #precisionfermentation to water disinfection and #regenerativeagriculture, redesigning the food system takes more than one technology or industry to continuously address and improve human and environmental health. My recent coverage from Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)'s IFT First event explores the role of functional ingredients in fortified foods and beverages designed to satiate and nourish the body's functions, while addressing ways to both reduce environmental strain and replenish resources. Story below: https://lnkd.in/eDuwA-48 #foodscience #nutrition #foodtechnology

The ANP|WWF this week launched the "Weekly Plan for Healthy and Sustainable Eating", a study that proves that it is possible to meet our nutritional needs and have a lower carbon footprint of food. This study was carried out in collaboration with the Portuguese Association of Nutrition.  #theportugalnews #food #sustainability #climatechange #carbonfootprint

Over the years we've supported various WWF organizations to develop healthier, sustainable diets for specific regions. Recently, WWF Central and Eastern Europe introduced the 'Plate of Change' initiative, promoting more sustainable eating habits in Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary.   🍽 🥗 Leveraging diet modeling and environmental data, we've developed win-win eating patterns for WWF Central and Eastern Europe, meeting nutritional needs while reducing carbon footprints by 30-50%. ⬇ 🔎 Learn more about our methodology and results: https://lnkd.in/ePXf5Ay2 #sustainablediets #healthyfood #plateofchange #wwfcee #dietoptimization #sustainablefood

After surveying 5,154 consumers from 10 countries, global taste and nutrition solutions supplier Kerry learned that 72% of respondents think extending the shelf life of a product would help them reduce waste. - More here 🔽 https://ow.ly/BUi550PVCcc #foodindustry #foodandbeverage #foodmanufacturing

As we consider the challenge of responsibly nourishing a growing world, dairy foods’ distinctive nutritional impact is key. In this GreenBiz Group article, Barbara O'Brien, president and CEO of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy examines the role nutrient density should play in resilient and environmentally sound food systems. When we think about the sustainability of the food we produce, we also need to factor in the nutritional ROI. For our inputs of time, labor, land, water and energy, how much nutrition are we yielding? And how cost-effective is it to provide? Of all foods and food groups, dairy is an especially appropriate solution to this challenge. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gyQSKh-D #RealCaliforniaMilk #SustainableFoodSystems #USdairy #SustainableDairy #EssentialNutrients

Transitions to sustainable food systems are considered necessary to address sustainability challenges in industrial food systems – but also to achieve food and nutrition security especially in countries of the South.

"Our 20th Century UK food system successfully met the need to deliver safe, affordable and available food. Today the food system and wider society face a number of challenges, from ingredient and energy costs to increasing incidence of diet-related disease. Now, we must create the solutions needed for a 21st Century food system. Crucially, we need to deliver healthier affordable food that meets the changing needs of consumers. Nutrition for long term health as well as short term satiation is key, as is integrating sustainable sources of raw materials and energy, across the whole interdependent and connected food system." https://lnkd.in/eAsm8NT4? #Food #Sustainability

To reduce the environment #footprint of the #foodsystem we must shift to more #plantbased diets. A CO2 #label on food products can be effective & increase individuals' support for more stringent policy measures (e.g. #meattax) over time: https://lnkd.in/ek36mri5 #carbon #labeling

On World Environment Day🌱, Let's highlight that the nutritional perspective can emphasize the link between healthy diets and a healthy planet 🔸Promote Plant-based Diets: Advocate for increased consumption of plant-based foods, which are often more sustainable and have a lower environmental impact 🔸Nutrient-rich & Sustainable Foods: Introduce and promote foods that are both nutrient-dense and sustainably produced 🔸Educational Campaigns: Educate consumers on the benefits of choosing locally-sourced, seasonal produce that supports environmental health 🔸Healthy Recipes: Share recipes that emphasize the use of eco-friendly ingredients while providing balanced nutrition 🔸Sustainable Eating Habits: Encourage practices such as reducing food waste, opting for organic produce and supporting sustainable farming . . . HAPPY WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY✨ #WorldEnvironmentDay #SustainableEating, #HealthyPlanetHealthyYou #EcoFriendlyFood, #PlantBasedDiet #NutrientRichSustainability, #EatForThePlanet #SustainableNutrition, #GreenEating #FoodForFuture

How do you create a healthy diet, that feeds a growing population of over 8 billion people, that doesn't trash the natural environment? I'm re-sharing this article: Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems. First published in the Lancet in 2019. https://lnkd.in/eHgHErme This was an ambitious project addressing a highly complex problem. It is not without its criticisms, often made on the basis of the quality of the nutrition science on which the recommendations are based. Nevertheless, as a concept it remains massively important and relevant. The Planetary Health Diet, as described in the EAT-Lancet Commission report, consists largely of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts, legumes and unsaturated oils. It can include a low to moderate amount of seafood and poultry, and no or low amounts of processed or red meat, added sugar, refined grains and starchy vegetables. It's similar to a Mediterranean or Okinawan diet. At the University of Dundee we've run a Sustainable Nutrition session for our medical students for several years now, which introduces them to way in which our current systems of food production are degrading the natural environment, supporting an epidemic of non-communicable lifestyle diseases, and at the same time failing to address global issues of malnutrition and food insecurity. We discuss alternative dietary patterns that are both healthy and sustainable. In our lecture we do reference the Eat-Lancet Commission report, but also cite a variety of articles from the nutritional and environmental evidence base, and use the British Dietetic Association as the focus for our recommendations. I'm curious about how well known and accepted the Planetary Health Diet is, both amongst the public and in medical circles, and whether sustainable diets are discussed as part of nutrition and planetary health teaching at other medical schools.