A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet

A COMPARISON OF THE INDIAN DIET WITH THE EAT-LANCET REFERENCE DIET

by Manika Sharma , Devesh Roy, Avinash Kishore and Kuhu Joshi | June 23, 2020

A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet

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The 2019 EAT-Lancet Commission report recommends healthy diets that can feed 10 billion people by 2050 from environmentally sustainable food systems.

This study compares food consumption patterns in India, from different income groups, regions and sectors (rural/urban), with the EAT-Lancet reference diet and highlights the deviations. Published in BMC Public Health here.

 

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