Modelling the health co-benefits of sustainable diets in the UK, France, Finland, Italy and Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

It is not known if diets lower in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are also healthier. We evaluated the population health implications of changing to more sustainable diets in the UK, France, Finland, Italy and Sweden.

Subjects/methods

We developed a life table model to simulate mortality and morbidity from diet-related diseases over the lifetime of the current population. Populating the model with locally available data for each country, we simulated the impact of country-specific dietary scenarios that had been optimised to meet dietary recommendations and reduce GHG emissions. Outcome measures included a change in disease-specific deaths, life expectancy and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).

Results

Diets that meet nutritional recommendati

SUBMITTER: Cobiac LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6484724 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature