2016
The Impacts of Dietary Change on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use, Water Use, and Health: A Systematic Review
Abstract: 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 patterns can therefore potentially provide benefits for both the environment and health. However, there is uncertainty about the magnitude of these impacts, and the dietary changes necessary to achieve them. We systematically review the evidence on changes in GHG emissions, land use, and water use, from shifting current dietary intake…
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“…Our results are consistent with other studies showing that meat and animal products generally have the highest impact on GHGE and LU [ 7 , 32 ]. This is also reflected in the association of a higher PR with higher GHGE and LU.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Our results are consistent with other studies showing that meat and animal products generally have the highest impact on GHGE and LU [ 7 , 32 ]. This is also reflected in the association of a higher PR with higher GHGE and LU.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Previous scenario modelling work has shown that global improvements in food technology, closure of yield gaps and reductions in food waste could potentially reduce dietary GHG emissions by about 15%, primarily through adoption of more efficient technologies in low- and middle-income countries 7 . Our results suggest that much bigger reductions can be achieved by increasing the uptake of plant-based diets, which aligns with other results from this field 7 , 8 , 11 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Thus, people wanting to increase their adherence to FBDG with a minimal effort from the current French diet may slightly increase climate pressure. This result is consistent with the extensive scientific literature reporting that all the healthy diets are not necessarily low-emission diets 14,47,48 and that there are large variations in GHGe across FBDGs 14,49 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
