Health, agricultural, and economic effects of adoption of healthy diet recommendations

Lock, Karen; Smith, Richard; Dangour, Alan D.; Keogh-Brown, Marcus; Pigatto, Gessuir; Hawkes, Corinna; Fisberg, Regina Mara; Chalabi, Zaid

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(10)61352-9

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“…Other studies show the environmental impacts of meals with similar energy or protein content but a wide span of GHG emissions owing to different protein sources (27,28) . Lock et al applied an interesting broader approach and estimated the effects of a healthy sustainable diet policy on health as well as the economy in different countries (29) .…”

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Replacement of meat and dairy by plant-derived foods: estimated effects on land use, iron and SFA intakes in young Dutch adult females

Temme

Voet

Thissen

et al. 2013

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Reduction in the current high levels of meat and dairy consumption may contribute to environmental as well as human health. Since meat is a major source of Fe, effects on Fe intake need to be evaluated, especially in groups vulnerable to negative Fe status. In the present study we evaluated the effects of replacing meat and dairy foods with plant-based products on environmental sustainability (land requirement) and health (SFA and Fe intakes) in women. Design: Data on land requirements were derived from existing calculation methods. Food composition data were derived from the Dutch Food Composition Table 2006. Data were linked to the food consumption of young Dutch women. Land requirements and nutrient intakes were evaluated at baseline and in two scenarios in which 30 % (Scenario_30 %) or 100 % (Scenario_100 %) of the dairy and meat consumption was randomly replaced by the same amount of plant-based dairy-and meat-replacing foods. Setting: The Netherlands. Subjects: Three hundred and ninety-eight young Dutch females. Results: Replacement of meat and dairy by plant-based foods benefited the environment by decreasing land use. The intake of SFA decreased considerably compared with the baseline situation. On average, total Fe intake increased by 2?5 mg/d, although most of the Fe intake was from a less bioavailable source. Conclusions: Replacement of meat and dairy foods by plant-based foods reduced land use for consumption and SFA intake of young Dutch females and did not compromise total Fe intake.

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Replacement of meat and dairy by plant-derived foods: estimated effects on land use, iron and SFA intakes in young Dutch adult females

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Thissen

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“…The structure and dynamics of agribusiness (food production, distribution, and marketing) are strongly shaped by the trajectory of a country's economic growth. Development is generally characterized by a falling share of agriculture in economic output, rising share of urban population compared with rural population, and rising economic activity in industry (72,73), along with restructuring of the modes of agricultural production and the labor force (74)(75)(76). The role played by agribusiness in food and nutrition security is therefore changing across different stages of economic development.…”

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A systems science perspective and transdisciplinary models for food and nutrition security

Hammond

Dubé

2012

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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We argue that food and nutrition security is driven by complex underlying systems and that both research and policy in this area would benefit from a systems approach. We present a framework for such an approach, examine key underlying systems, and identify transdisciplinary modeling tools that may prove especially useful.complexity | agri-food | health | disease | environment N utrition is a fundamental human need, affecting health and well-being throughout the lifespan in myriad ways. A central concept in the study of human nutrition is food and nutrition security, which is typically defined as "when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life" (1). The absence of food and nutrition security can have significant consequences for individuals and for society, including malnutrition, obesity, disease, and poverty.Despite rapid growth in agricultural production over the past four decades, significant malnutrition persists. Average per-capita food consumption was below the recommended 2,200 kcal/d in 33 countries in 2003. Globally, more than 850 million people lack adequate access to food on a regular basis, with a third of these in East and Southeast Asia, another third in South Asia, and a quarter in sub-Saharan Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa, one of the most food-insecure regions, the number of hungry people has gone up by 20% since 1990; more than a third of the population is undernourished in such countries as Kenya and Tanzania. There are 126 million underweight children in the world and over 2 billion people who suffer from micronutrient deficiency (2-4).At the same time, there has been an alarming rise in obesity in the developed world (5, 6) and, increasingly, in the developing world as well (7-9). The obesity rate in the United States doubled between 1970 and 2000, to almost 30% (5); worldwide, nearly 1.5 billion people are now overweight or obese (9). Like malnutrition, obesity has significant implications for public health (10, 11) and health care costs (12). Obesity can coexist in the same populations as malnutrition, and it may be linked to the same forces that drive reductions in malnutrition (13, 14). Complexity of Food and Nutrition SecurityBoth phenomena, malnutrition and obesity, are manifestations of widespread food and nutrition insecurity. The determinants of this insecurity are complex. A primary driver of food security or insecurity is the agricultural food system. The agrifood system spans a series of interrelated processes, including production of raw food materials through farming and raising of livestock, processing and packaging for consumption, distribution, and utilization by consumers (15). These processes are affected by a range of influences, including diffusion of agricultural technology (16, 17), functioning of capital markets, infrastructure at both local and regional/global levels, organization of firms and supply chains, sociopolitical factors ...

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“…Fat-rich, energy-dense diets or diets with a high content of refined carbohydrates are considered one of the main drivers of the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases such as CVD, diabetes, cancer and obesity (2)(3)(4) . Hence, major efforts are needed to develop and implement policies to secure a healthy diet (5) and to develop standardized tools to monitor progress towards attainment of such policies (3) . For instance, assessing food consumption trends enables agencies to set up and monitor health and nutrition policies and evaluate the extent to which public health messages are perceived and actualized by the population (6) .…”

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Trends in dietary intake in Switzerland, 1999 to 2009

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Cardoso

Gaspoz

et al. 2013

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To assess nutrition trends of the Geneva population for the period 1999-2009. Design: Bus Santé Geneva study, which conducts annual health surveys in random samples of the Geneva population. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated FFQ and trends were assessed by linear regression. Setting: Population-based survey. Subjects: Data from 9283 participants (50 % women, mean age 51?5 (SD 10?8) years) were analysed. Results: In both genders total energy intake decreased from 1999 to 2009, by 2?9 % in men and by 6?3 % in women (both trends P , 0?005). Vegetable protein and total carbohydrate intakes, expressed as a percentage of total energy intake, increased in women. MUFA intake increased while SFA, PUFA and alcohol intakes decreased in both genders. Intakes of Ca, Fe and carotene decreased in both genders. No changes in fibre, vitamin D and vitamin A intakes were found. Similar findings were obtained after excluding participants with extreme dietary intakes, except that the decreases in SFA, vegetable protein and carbohydrate were no longer significant in women. Conclusions: Between 1999 and 2009, a small decrease in total energy intake was noted in the Geneva population. Although the decrease in alcohol and SFA intakes is of interest, the decrease in Ca and Fe intakes may have adverse health effects in the future.

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Health, agricultural, and economic effects of adoption of healthy diet recommendations

Cited by 96 publications

References 31 publications

Replacement of meat and dairy by plant-derived foods: estimated effects on land use, iron and SFA intakes in young Dutch adult females

Replacement of meat and dairy by plant-derived foods: estimated effects on land use, iron and SFA intakes in young Dutch adult females

A systems science perspective and transdisciplinary models for food and nutrition security

Trends in dietary intake in Switzerland, 1999 to 2009

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