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The inconvenient truths behind the 'Planetary Health' diet Erica Hauver Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 1:30am

Shutterstock shalaku Can we eat our way not only to better health, but also to a better planet? That is the question addressed by the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems (PDF) , which launched its global Planetary Health dietary recommendations at the United Nations. The goal of the 19 commissioners , drawn from a range of environmental, agricultural and public health disciplines, was to establish a scientific consensus on how to provide a healthy diet to a growing global population, while safeguarding the environment.