Sustain member Eating Better has teamed up with the health professionals' organisation Medact to produce this report, which makes the case for extending dietary advice to include environmental as well as health considerations.
It argues that shifting towards predominantly plant-based diets needs to be a priority among high-consuming countries, such as the UK, in order to meet the international Paris agreement on climate change to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees C. The health case for promoting diets that are richer in plant foods is solid, and is increasingly finding space in the food guidelines of EU countries.
Sustain: Sustain The alliance for better food and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
