▲It's an ambitious undertaking because presently "how we grow, transport, eat, and waste food is harming the environment," says the report.

▲Furthermore, "too much of some foods can be bad for our health."

▲Scientists believe they have worked out what to eat to feed everyone sustainably, and are urging people to adopt the planetary health diet.

▲You can have one beef burger per week.

▲You can have two portions of fish per week. Fish, a substantial part of Japanese and Asian diets, should be limited to 28 g (0.98 oz) daily, recommends the commission.

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Consumption of one or two eggs is the commission’s recommended weekly intake.

▲But we can drink a glass of milk …

▲... or eat some cheese every day.

▲Pulses (legumes), which include beans, lentils, and peas, should make up most of your protein.

▲Nuts, including walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, and cashews, are also good sources of plant-based protein, fiber, and healthy fats.

▲In fact, vegetables should make up the biggest portion of our meals (at least half—300 g, or 10.5 oz, per day).

▲... and a third should be wholegrain cereals.

▲Eating like this would prevent 11 million deaths a year. That is equivalent to 19-24% of total adult deaths, notes the World Economic Forum.

▲Adhering to the commission’s recommendations would help lessen diet-related conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, and cancer.

▲It would also help tackle global warming.

▲Back in 2006, a UN report concluded meat production was responsible for 18% of greenhouse emissions—more than transport!

▲Following EAT's guidelines would help to protect our wildlife. The commission urges a zero-expansion policy of new agricultural land into natural ecosystems and species-rich forests, as food systems are the biggest cause of biodiversity loss.

▲Clearing land to grow crops destroys habitats.

▲EAT connects partners across science, policy, business, and civil society to achieve five urgent and radical transformations by 2050.

▲The planetary health diet involves a shift towards plant-based eating designed to answer the question of how we are going to feed a projected 10 billion people—without destroying the planet—by 2050.

▲So, what can we do as individuals to secure the planet’s health by 2050? According to scientists, the following is what to eat—and how to eat—to feed everyone sustainably...

▲Interestingly, the EAT-Lancet Commission is recommending a shift towards flexitarianism rather than vegetarianism or veganism, saying: "Many populations continue to face significant burdens of undernutrition, and obtaining adequate quantities of micronutrients from plant source foods alone can be difficult."

▲However, the commission points out that starchy vegetables, including potatoes and cassava—a staple in African countries—should be limited to just 50 g (1.76 oz) a day.

▲Saturated fats, such as oils, should make up the lowest portion of a meal, just 11.8 g (0.42 oz).

▲A report published by the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets From Sustainable Food Systems warns of the "immense challenge" facing humanity in providing a growing world population with healthy diets from sustainable food systems.

▲EAT is a global, non-profit foundation established by the Stordalen Foundation, Stockholm Resilience Centre, and Wellcome Trust. Its goal is to catalyze a food system transformation.

▲Half of every meal should include fruit of any kind…

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So, will you change what you eat to save the environment?

See also: (EAT) (A Well-Fed World) (Table)

▲These are: shift the world to healthy, tasty, and sustainable diets; realign food system priorities for people and the planet; produce more of the right food, from less; safeguard the land and oceans; radically reduce food losses and waste.

▲The initiative is promoted by the World Economic Forum. The organization urges everyone to go on a planetary health diet to save the world.

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But here's the caveat. "The main change to many Western diets [has to be] in the consumption of red meat, cutting back to only 14g a day (0.50oz), the equivalent of 30 calories. This equates to about a mouthful of a typical Sirloin steak," reads the report.

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Signing off, the EAT-Lancet report issues this warning: "Unhealthy diets now pose a greater risk to morbidity and mortality than unsafe intimacy, alcohol, and substance abuse combined."

▲Scientists are urging people to adopt a "planetary health diet" to save the world, after a report posed the question of how we are going to feed a projected 10 billion people, without destroying the planet, by 2050. The "immense challenge" facing humanity is outlined in Healthy Diets From Sustainable Food Systems, published by the EAT-Lancet Commission.

Click through the gallery and find what to eat—and how to eat—to feed everyone sustainably.

How your food choices can help save the planet

Protecting the planet one bite at a time

09/10/24 por StarsInsider

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Scientists are urging people to adopt a "planetary health diet" to save the world, after a report posed the question of how we are going to feed a projected 10 billion people, without destroying the planet, by 2050. The "immense challenge" facing humanity is outlined in Healthy Diets From Sustainable Food Systems, published by the EAT-Lancet Commission.

Click through the gallery and find what to eat—and how to eat—to feed everyone sustainably.