US EditionHealthier, Plant-Based Diets Could Prevent 15 Million Deaths a Year and Cut Farm Emissions: EAT-Lancet Commission
The planetary health diet could reduce premature deaths by 27% and cut greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture by 15%, according to the 2025 Eat-Lancet Commission.
- About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to scientists.
- The EAT-Lancet Commission proposed a planetary health diet centered on grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, with limited animal protein and dairy.
- The report concludes that food systems are the biggest culprit in pushing Earth to the brink of thresholds for a livable planet, and changing worldwide diets could lead to a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
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Some 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could be reduced by 15% if people worldwide switched to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought together scientists from around the world to examine the latest data on the role of food in human health, climate change, biodiversity, and people's living and working conditions.
Fixing food is a recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster, scientists say
About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought together scientists worldwide to review the latest data on food's role in human health, climate change, biodiversity and people's working and living conditions.
A new report shows that healthy eating could prevent 15 million health-related premature deaths every year - and would be good for the planet at the same time. By Yasmin Appelhans.
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The Independent (US)Fruit, veg and nut diet ‘could prevent around 15 million deaths globally’
Experts say the planetary health diet is linked to a 27% reduced risk of premature death and fewer cases of diabetes, cancer and heart disease. A diet rich in fruit and vegetables and low in meat and dairy could prevent around 15 million deaths across the globe each year, new analysis shows. The planetary health diet is linked to a 27% reduced risk of premature death, as well as lower levels of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other chronic d…
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