Planetary diet can save lives

A landmark report by 70 leading international experts has found that the widespread adoption of a plant-rich 'Planetary Health Diet' (PHD) could prevent 40,000 early deaths per day globally - equating to 15 million adult deaths annually.

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The PHD is a flexible diet that prioritises consuming more vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, and whole grains, while allowing for modest meat consumption.

Its adoption would simultaneously improve human health and address the climate crisis by slashing food-related greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2050 and freeing up land for reforestation.

Researchers stress that with the global food system accounting for a third of all emissions, climate goals are impossible to meet without changing what we eat.