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Toward Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems.
Adam Drewnowski1, John Finley2, Julie M Hess3
1Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Current Developments in Nutrition
|June 20, 2020
Summary
Sustainable food systems require harmonizing research across health, economics, environment, and society. Integrating metrics and policies is crucial for advancing sustainable food system science and ensuring global nutritional security.
Area of Science:
- Sustainable food systems science
- Interdisciplinary research
- Nutrition and health
- Environmental science
Background:
- ASN 2019 session focused on harmonizing evidence in sustainable food systems science.
- Current research often compartmentalizes the four key domains: health, economics, society, and environment.
- Lack of integrated metrics hinders progress in the field.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize presentations on the four domains of sustainable food systems science.
- To discuss metrics and measures for each domain.
- To identify next steps for consensus and collaboration among scientific communities.
Main Methods:
- Summary of presentations from ASN 2019.
- Discussion of existing research representation across sustainability domains.
- Introduction of domain-specific metrics and measures.
Main Results:
- Identified the four principal domains: nutrition/health, economics, environment, and society.
- Highlighted the need for integrated metrics and measures.
- Emphasized the importance of collaboration between health/nutrition and environmental science.
Conclusions:
- Advancing sustainable food systems science requires harmonizing evidence across all four domains.
- Restructuring food systems is necessary for adequate, affordable nutrition globally.
- Developing strategies for policy implementation is key to promoting healthy, sustainable diets.
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