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ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2020

Healthy and Climate-Friendly Eating Patterns in the New Zealand Context.

Jonathan Drew, Cristina Cleghorn, Alexandra Macmillan, Anja Mizdrak

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Article in Environmental health perspectives, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Jonathan DrewDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Cristina CleghornBurden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE3), Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
Alexandra MacmillanDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Anja MizdrakBurden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE), Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe global food system is driving both the climate crisis and the growing burden of noncommunicable disease. International research has highlighted the climate and health co-benefit opportunity inherent in widespread uptake of plant-based diets. Nevertheless, uncertainty remains as to what constitutes healthy and climate-friendly eating patterns in specific world regions.

objectivesUsing New Zealand as a case study, this research investigates the extent to which potential contextual differences may affect the local applicability of international trends. It further examines the potential for demand-end avenues to support a transition toward a healthier, more climate-friendly food system in New Zealand.

methodsA New Zealand-specific life-cycle assessment (LCA) database was developed by modifying cradle to point-of-sale reference emissions estimates according to the New Zealand context. This food emissions database, together with a New Zealand-specific multistate life-table model, was then used to estimate climate, health, and health system cost impacts associated with shifting current consumption to align with dietary scenarios that conform to the New Zealand dietary guidelines (NZDGs).

resultsWhole plant foods, including vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains were substantially less climate-polluting ( DISCUSSION: Guideline-abiding dietary scenarios, particularly those that prioritize plant-based foods, have the potential to confer substantial climate and health gains. This research shows that major contextual differences specific to New Zealand's food system do not appear to cause notable deviation from global trends, reinforcing recent international research. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP5996.

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Health StatusClimateDietEnvironmentFeeding BehaviorHumansNew Zealand

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PMCPMC7015541

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