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EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems
Also known as: EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems, EAT-Lancet Commission
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Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 13 facts
claimThe environmental impacts of the global food system are not in line with global environmental targets as specified by the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems.
measurementGlobal consumption of red and processed meat in 2018 exceeded EAT-Lancet Commission maximum recommendations by 377%, with Europe showing the highest deviation at 790% and Oceania at 740%.
measurementIn 2018, global red and processed meat intake was almost five times above the recommendations set by the EAT-Lancet Commission.
claimThe EAT-Lancet Commission's dietary recommendations provide ranges of intake for all major food groups that allow for the adoption of various dietary patterns and culinary traditions.
measurementGlobal dietary patterns in 2018 showed significant deviations from EAT-Lancet Commission minimum recommendations for health-promoting foods, with global fruit intake 60% below recommendations, vegetable intake 40% below, nut intake 68% below, legume intake 74% below, and whole grain intake 61% below.
referenceThe EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems developed new recommendations for healthy diets, science-based targets for sustainable food production including planetary boundaries, analyses of health and environmental impacts of dietary changes, and strategies for a 'great food transformation' towards healthy diets by 2050.
claimThe EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems published its report in the medical science journal The Lancet in 2019.
referenceThe EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems published a study titled 'Food in the Anthropocene' in The Lancet in 2019.
measurementDairy consumption in 2018 deviated from EAT-Lancet Commission maximum recommendations by 141% in Europe and 106% in Northern America, while Africa remained 62% below the recommended maximum.
referenceThe EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems established specific dietary recommendations for minimum intake of health-promoting foods (fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains) and maximum intake of foods with detrimental health or environmental impacts (red meat, processed meat, dairy, fish).
claimThe EAT-Lancet Commission specified and adapted the target values for sustainable food production used to evaluate regional dietary patterns against Sustainable Development Goals.
referenceThe EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems was a scientific commission convened between 2017 and 2019, consisting of 19 commissioners and 18 co-authors from 16 countries representing fields such as human health, agriculture, political science, and environmental sustainability.
referenceWillett W, Rockström J, Loken B, et al. published the EAT–Lancet Commission report on healthy diets from sustainable food systems in The Lancet in 2019.
Dietary Guidelines and Quality - Principles of Nutritional Assessment nutritionalassessment.org 8 facts
measurementThe EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet recommends a daily intake of 50 grams of tubers or starchy vegetables (potatoes and cassava), providing 39 kcal/d.
measurementThe EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet recommends a daily intake of 250 grams of dairy foods (whole milk or derivative equivalents), providing 153 kcal/d.
measurementThe EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet recommends a daily intake of 200 grams of fruit, providing 126 kcal/d.
measurementThe EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet recommends daily added fat intake of 6.8 grams of palm oil (60 kcal/d), 40 grams of unsaturated oils (354 kcal/d), and 5 grams of lard or tallow (36 kcal/d).
measurementThe EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet recommends daily protein intake ranges including: 7 grams of beef and lamb (15 kcal/d), 7 grams of pork (15 kcal/d), 29 grams of chicken and other poultry (62 kcal/d), 13 grams of eggs (19 kcal/d), 28 grams of fish (40 kcal/d), 50 grams of dry beans, lentils, and peas (172 kcal/d), 25 grams of soy foods (112 kcal/d), 25 grams of peanuts (142 kcal/d), and 25 grams of tree nuts (149 kcal/d).
measurementThe EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet recommends a daily intake of 31 grams of added sweeteners, providing 120 kcal/d.
measurementThe EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet recommends a daily intake of 300 grams of total vegetables, including 100 grams of dark green vegetables (23 kcal/d), 100 grams of red and orange vegetables (30 kcal/d), and 100 grams of other vegetables (25 kcal/d).
measurementThe EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet recommends a daily intake of 232 grams of whole grains (rice, wheat, corn, and others), providing 811 kcal/d.
Sustainable and healthy diet index (SHDI) unveils regional ... link.springer.com Sep 11, 2025 2 facts
referenceCacau LT, De Carli E, de Carvalho AM et al. (2021) published 'Development and validation of an index based on eat-lancet recommendations: the planetary health diet index' in Nutrients, which details the creation of a metric based on EAT-Lancet Commission guidelines.
claimThe EAT-Lancet Commission proposed the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) as a science-based framework for sustainable and healthy eating.
How do the indices based on the EAT-Lancet recommendations ... medrxiv.org May 14, 2024 2 facts
claimThe EAT-Lancet Commission introduced the planetary health diet in 2019 as a global standard for adults to advance the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Climate Agreement commitments.
claimThe EAT-Lancet Commission is expected to publish version 2.0 of the EAT-Lancet report in 2024, which is anticipated to address main concerns identified in recent years regarding dietary recommendations.
Measuring Adherence to Sustainable Healthy Diets - R Discovery discovery.researcher.life Dec 26, 2022 1 fact
referenceGlobal efforts for sustainable healthy diets include the Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations, 2015), the Sustainable Healthy Diets guidelines (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization, 2019), and the Planetary Health Diet (EAT-Lancet Commission).