Towards sustainable food consumption : promoting healthy, affordable and sustainable food consumption choices

European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, & Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (2023). Towards sustainable food consumption : promoting healthy, affordable and sustainable food consumption choices. Publications Office of the European Union. ISBN 978-92-68-01571-1 doi/10.2777/29369.

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Abstract

The food we eat has major impacts on our health, on local ecosystems and on our planet as a whole. Our current food consumption habits are both contributing to worsening the climate and environmental crises and fueling a global public health crisis caused by malnutrition and obesity. Radical system-wide changes are urgently needed to correct this. It is crucial to support, as much as possible, the adoption of healthier and more sustainable diets and food cultures, contributing to a long-term solution to these crises. This Scientific Opinion presents a set of recommendations for a mix of policy interventions to overcome the barriers that are preventing consumers from eating in a healthier and more sustainable way, which would complement the current initiatives under the Farm to Fork strategy.

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