At the beginning of 2019, the EAT–Lancet Commission published Food in the Anthropocene, a consideration of healthy diets from sustainable food systems.1 The authors observed that “A healthy diet should optimize health, defined broadly as being a state of complete … Read the full article
In an upcoming contribution to Sight and Life Magazine, Jonathan Steffen explores the search for holistic diets in a constantly evolving world, featuring findings from the EAT-Lancet Commission published in January 2019. The EAT-Lancet Commission launched quantitatively calculated guidelines designed … Read the full article
Every year it is estimated that the human population produces four billion metric tonnes of food, and that around 30 –50% of this is wasted. This waste occurs at most points of the chain of production: in farms, in transportation, … Read the full article
When discussing nutrition and balanced diets, the focus is very much on food. However, if we continue to ignore and undervalue the importance of physical activity in achieving this balance, then dietary recommendations will fail to meet the goal of … Read the full article
The World Health Organization (WHO) Aging Report in 2014 indicated that by 2050 the percentage of peope older than 60 will have increased to 22% from 11% in 2000. While an increased life expectancy is arguably one of mankind’s greatest … Read the full article
A recent Europe-wide study extracted the percentage of healthy people below the EAR (Estimated Average Requirement) from various national surveys. The EAR is the daily intake value estimated to meet the requirement in half of apparently healthy individuals in a … Read the full article