The planetary Health Diet, grossly simplified, means eating lower on the food chain. The two main parts of this are eating less animal products and less processed foods, both of which emit considerable greenhouse gasses. Adopting this diet reduces our carbon footprint, the resources we use and the land we use.
**There is considerable study of how this diet is generally healthier. The following is a shallow swipe across the surface of this topic, leaning much more into the climate significance and less about health.**
Planetary Health Diet
**https://eatforum.org/learn-and-discover/the-planetary-health-diet/**
TED Talk …… YouTube 17 minutes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgIYaklWOK4
The EAT-Lancet Lecture …… YouTube 28 minutes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnlaBhD-124
Lancet Commission Summary Report
**https://eatforum.org/content/uploads/2019/01/EAT-Lancet_Commission_Summary_Report.pdf**
Planetary health diet, Wikipedia
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_health_diet**
United Nations, Healthy diets for a healthier planet
**https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/food**
The planetary health diet, which encourages people to eat more plants and fewer processed foods, lowers the risk of early death, Washington Post article
**https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/06/10/planetary-diet-lower-mortality/**
Global Land use agriculture.pdf