Image Credit: EAT Lancet Report
The EAT-Lancet Commission reports that ‘when confronted by climate, biodiversity, health, and justice crisis, transformation will require urgent and meaningful changes in our individual and collective behaviours and in our our culture of unhealthy, unjust, and unsustainable food production and consumption’.
The latest 2025 report calls for a ‘whole food systems and policy change and emphasises a balanced dietary pattern that is predominantly plant-based, with moderate inclusion of animal-sourced foods and minimal consumption of added sugars, saturated fats, and salt’.
The Planetary Health Diet consists of:
- Half a plate of fruits and vegetables.
- Half a plate of primarily whole grains, plant proteins (beans, lentils, pulses, nuts), unsaturated plant oils, modest amounts of meat and dairy, and some added sugars and starchy vegetables.
- Vegetarian and vegan diets are considered two healthy options within the planetary health diet.
- The diet allows for adaptation to dietary needs, personal preferences and cultural traditions.
For more information visit https://eatforum.org/resource/the-planetary-health-diet/
Wendy Corbett 