Most dietary guidelines are not compatible with global health and environmental targets, finds an analysis published by The BMJ today.
Most dietary guidelines are not compatible with global health and environmental targets, finds an analysis published by The BMJ today.
The results show that reforming national dietary guidelines to become both healthier and more sustainable could prevent deaths from chronic diseases and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
National food based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) are government endorsed documents that provide recommendations and advice on healthy diets and lifestyles, but most do not address the social and environmental implications of dietary choices.
So an international research team set out to compare the health and environmental impacts of adopting global and national food based dietary guidelines with global targets, such as the Action Agenda on Non-Communicable Diseases and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Read more at BMJ
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