Environmental and human health trade-offs in potential Chinese dietary shifts

Y Guo, P He, TD Searchinger, Y Chen, M Springmann… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
Dietary shifts from staples toward meats, fruits, and vegetables increase environmental
impacts. Excessive red meat intake and micro-nutrient deficiencies also raise health …

Changing Chinese diets to achieve a win–win solution for health and the environment

F Sheng, J Wang, KZ Chen, S Fan… - China & World …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Diets are key determinants of nutrition and health and play a significant role in the
environment. In this article, we aim to (i) describe dietary transitions and health in China and …

[HTML][HTML] The impacts of dietary change on greenhouse gas emissions, land use, water use, and health: a systematic review

L Aleksandrowicz, R Green, EJM Joy, P Smith… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Food production is a major driver of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water and land use,
and dietary risk factors are contributors to non-communicable diseases. Shifts in dietary …

The diet, health, and environment trilemma

M Clark, J Hill, D Tilman - Annual Review of Environment and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
As populations become more affluent and urbanized, diets are shifting such that they are
becoming higher in calories and include more highly processed foods and animal products …

Climate benefits of changing diet

E Stehfest, L Bouwman, DP Van Vuuren… - Climatic change, 2009 - Springer
Climate change mitigation policies tend to focus on the energy sector, while the livestock
sector receives surprisingly little attention, despite the fact that it accounts for 18% of the …

The potential benefits of dietary shift in China: Synergies among acceptability, health, and environmental sustainability

J Yin, X Zhang, W Huang, L Liu, Y Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The transition to a healthier diet recommended by national dietary guidelines in China may
not achieve sufficient environmental benefits. This study assesses China's potential of …

Dietary shifts can reduce premature deaths related to particulate matter pollution in China

X Liu, APK Tai, Y Chen, L Zhang, G Shaddick, X Yan… - Nature Food, 2021 - nature.com
Shifting towards more meat-intensive diets may have indirect health consequences through
environmental degradation. Here we examine how trends in dietary patterns in China over …

Dietary change in high-income nations alone can lead to substantial double climate dividend

Z Sun, L Scherer, A Tukker, SA Spawn-Lee… - Nature Food, 2022 - nature.com
A dietary shift from animal-based foods to plant-based foods in high-income nations could
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from direct agricultural production and increase carbon …

How do regional and demographic differences in diets affect the health and environmental impact in China?

H Cai, S Biesbroek, Z Chang, X Wen, S Fan… - Food Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
A higher diet quality has been associated with lower environmental impacts, but not
consistently. Considering the cultural diversity of dietary habits and the heterogeneity of …

Analysis and valuation of the health and climate change cobenefits of dietary change

M Springmann, HCJ Godfray… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
What we eat greatly influences our personal health and the environment we all share.
Recent analyses have highlighted the likely dual health and environmental benefits of …