Sustainable Diets, Food, and Nutrition: Proceedings of a Workshop
- ISBN-10
- 0309479584
- ISBN-13
- 9780309479585
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 178
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-04-11
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Authors
- Food and Nutrition Board, Food Forum, Health and Medicine Division
Description
On August 1 and 2, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, on sustainable diets, food, and nutrition. Workshop participants reviewed current and emerging knowledge on the concept of sustainable diets within the field of food and nutrition; explored sustainable diets and relevant impacts for cross-sector partnerships, policy, and research; and discussed how sustainable diets influence dietary patterns, the food system, and population and public health. This publication briefly summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
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