Shifting Diets: Toward a Sustainable Food Future

Janet Ranganathan (1) , Daniel Vennard (2) , Richard Waite (1) , Tim Searchinger (1, 3) , Patrice Dumas (4, 5) , Brian Lipinski (1)

1 World Resources Institute
2 World Resources Institute
3 Princeton University
4 CIRED - centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement
5 Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

A global convergence toward Western-style diets that are high in calories, protein, and animal-based foods poses challenges for food security and sustainability. To quantify the benefits of shifting these consumers to more sustainable diets, several possible diet shifts are modeled. A framework is proposed to tackle the crucial question of how to shift people’s diets through the retail and food services sector.

Domains: Environmental studies; Environmental and Society; Global Changes; Food and Nutrition

Janet Ranganathan, Daniel Vennard, Richard Waite, Tim Searchinger, Patrice Dumas, et al.. Shifting Diets: Toward a Sustainable Food Future. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2016 Global Food Policy Report, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2016, Global Food Policy Report, ⟨10.2499/9780896295827_08⟩. ⟨hal-01679709⟩