Sustainable Diets, Food, and Nutrition

Proceedings of a Workshop

Author: Pray, Leslie
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309479554
eISBN Pdf: 9780309479561
eISBN Epub: 9780309479585
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 2019
Month: April
Pages: 179
Language: English

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On August 1 and 2, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, on sustainable diets, food, and nutrition. Workshop participants reviewed current and emerging knowledge on the concept of sustainable diets within the field of food and nutrition; explored sustainable diets and relevant impacts for cross-sector partnerships, policy, and research; and discussed how sustainable diets influence dietary patterns, the food system, and population and public health. This publication briefly summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

FrontMatter
Reviewers
Contents
1 Introduction
2 What Are Sustainable Diets?
3 Measurement and Analysis of Sustainable Diets from Production to Consumption
4 Sustainability and Healthy Dietary Changes Through Policy and Program Action
5 Innovation in Food Production and Distribution to Reduce Environmental Footprint
6 Concluding Discussion
References
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix C: Speaker and Moderator Biographies