Shifting diets: Toward a sustainable food future

A global convergence toward Western-style diets that are high in calories, protein, and animal-based foods poses challenges for food security and sustainability. To quantify the benefits of shifting these consumers to more sustainable diets, several possible diet shifts are modeled. A framework is p...

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Main Authors: Ranganathan, Janet, Vennard, Daniel, Waite, Richard, Searchinger, Tim, Dumas, Patrice, Lipinski, Brian
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148271
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description A global convergence toward Western-style diets that are high in calories, protein, and animal-based foods poses challenges for food security and sustainability. To quantify the benefits of shifting these consumers to more sustainable diets, several possible diet shifts are modeled. A framework is proposed to tackle the crucial question of how to shift people’s diets through the retail and food services sector.
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spelling CGSpace1482712025-11-06T06:20:45Z Shifting diets: Toward a sustainable food future Ranganathan, Janet Vennard, Daniel Waite, Richard Searchinger, Tim Dumas, Patrice Lipinski, Brian food production sustainable development goals economic development agricultural research agricultural policies sustainability economic policies agricultural development food security climate change A global convergence toward Western-style diets that are high in calories, protein, and animal-based foods poses challenges for food security and sustainability. To quantify the benefits of shifting these consumers to more sustainable diets, several possible diet shifts are modeled. A framework is proposed to tackle the crucial question of how to shift people’s diets through the retail and food services sector. 2016-03-16 2024-06-21T09:24:13Z 2024-06-21T09:24:13Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148271 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295827 https://www.wri.org/research/shifting-diets-sustainable-food-future Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ranganathan, Janet; Vennard, Daniel; Waite, Richard; Searchinger, Tim; Dumas, Patrice; and Lipinski, Brian. 2016. Shifting diets: Toward a sustainable food future. In 2016 Global Food Policy Report. Chapter 8. Pp. 66-79. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148271
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sustainable development goals
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agricultural research
agricultural policies
sustainability
economic policies
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food security
climate change
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Vennard, Daniel
Waite, Richard
Searchinger, Tim
Dumas, Patrice
Lipinski, Brian
Shifting diets: Toward a sustainable food future
title Shifting diets: Toward a sustainable food future
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sustainable development goals
economic development
agricultural research
agricultural policies
sustainability
economic policies
agricultural development
food security
climate change
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