e-book Part 1: What is a sustainable food system & What are the planetary boundaries

e-book focusing on the global dietary shift towards more plant-based diets needed to improve human and planetary health

Healthy and sustainable diets are neutral in taste, and include less umami, salt, fat and bitter tastes.

Listen to the recording of this interesting webinar with EAT expert Dr Fabrice DeClerck.

Consumption of 25g soy protein daily modestly but significantly reduced LDL-cholesterol by -3.2% and total cholesterol by -2.8%

A more plant-based diet is accompanied by lower weight gain and less body fat over time.

Consumption of a soy drink has may alleviate vasomotor symptoms in post-menopausal women without affecting mood or cognition.

The Alpro Foundation welcomes the EAT-Lancet report and its cut-through recommendations for feeding people healthily while protecting the planet.

One Blue Dot is the British Dietetic Association's Environmentally Sustainable Diet Project.

Based on the results of this meta-analysis soyfoods and soy protein supplements can be considered suitable protein sources for building strength and increasing muscle mass while undertaking resistance

To bring about the greatest environmental benefit, they emphasise dietary change is required, in particular a reduction in total animal production.

Two recent studies strengthen dietary recommendations to adopt a more plant-based diet to help manage diabetes.

Substituting 1 to 2 servings of animal proteins with plant proteins every day could lead to a reduction in the 3 main cholesterol markers for cardiovascular disease prevention.

A new meta-analysis indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of frailty in older individuals.

How food is produced and consumed has consequences for the planet. The MedDiet has been proposed as a sustainable dietary model.

Plant-based eating can save society billions: lower healthcare & productivity-related costs

Experts from Lund University have calculated that switching to a plant-based diet is 1 out 4 most effective actions individuals can take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Reducing meat and dairy intakes can benefit environmental sustainability without compromising the nutritional adequacy of the diet.

Healthy balanced plant-based diets are inversely associated with diabetes risk and are useful to improve blood glucose management.

Greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet could exert favourable effects on sperm quality: higher sperm concentration, total sperm count and better sperm motility.

It is possible to eat both climate friendly and nutritious food!

a new index which reflects both climate impact and nutritional impact of food products

Existing official dietary guidelines almost all coincide with the dietary changes necessary to achieve an environmentally sustainable diet.

2016 European guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice: types of fatty acids consumed are more important than the total fat content.

10 reasons for more plant-based eating

A dietician from American Institute for Cancer Research explains breast cancer patients and survivors can safely consume moderate amounts of soy foods.

More plant-based eating integrated in the new food-based dietary guidelines of UK and The Netherlands. Both models emphasize the importance of sustainability.