Research
Macro partitioning
Shifting from nutrient-based to food-based dietary guidelines is supported by evidence that promotes predominantly plant-based diets for sustainable and healthy food systems.
Adopt a predominantly plant-based diet, focusing on whole foods rather than isolated nutrients. Advocate for policy changes to make healthy food more affordable and accessible, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
evidence largely endorses a case for moving from nutrient-based to food-based guidelines. Their findings also reinforce those of the EAT–Lancet Commission on optimising diets for sustainable food systems, achievable through predominantly plant-based diets.
Why this rating
Based on GBD findings and EAT-Lancet Commission, though challenges in implementation are noted.
Source
Global diet and health: old questions, fresh evidence, and new horizons
Nita G. Forouhi et al. · The Lancet · 2019
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