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Sustainable diets

Health and sustainability of everyday food

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By analysing recipes, it is possible to gain insights into the impacts of food preparation and consumption in different geographical contexts.

To this end, research is also needed that is grounded in the meals that people eat every day, and the way that they shop for, plan and prepare the meals. This kind of research may build on dietary intake data, using modelling approaches to identify diets that are healthy and sustainable while minimizing changes relative to existing consumption patterns4. Alternatively, it may involve qualitative and ethnographic approaches to help us understand barriers and facilitators to healthy and sustainable diets (whether these relate to skills and knowledge around cooking different foods, the emotional and cultural significance of certain foods, or issues of cost and access)5.

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Clifford Astbury, C. Health and sustainability of everyday food. Nat Food 4, 357 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00761-6

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