Journal article
Food, Health the Environment: A Global Grand Challenge Some Solutions
Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.), v 144(4), pp 31-44
01 Sep 2015
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Abstract
The dual burden of obesity and undernutrition is a significant public health challenge worldwide, especially in the context of a changing climate. This essay presents the most recent nutritional evidence for the optimal diet for long-term health, and offers some commentary on how production of these foods affects the environment. Current dietary research supports a diet rich in fruits and vegetables; nuts, legumes, fish, and some poultry as protein sources; unsaturated fats replacing saturated fats; whole grains replacing refined grain products; dairy foods in low to modest amounts; and minimal amounts of red meat and added sugar. This healthy dietary pattern also supports sustainable agriculture and environmental preservation.
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- Title
- Food, Health the Environment: A Global Grand Challenge Some Solutions
- Creators
- Jaquelyn L. Jahn - National Cancer InstituteMeir J. Stampfer - Brigham and Women's HospitalWalter C. Willett - Harvard University
- Publication Details
- Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.), v 144(4), pp 31-44
- Publisher
- Mit Press
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000365286400004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84942855278
- Other Identifier
- 991021463571504721
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- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Humanities, Multidisciplinary
- Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary