Shifting diets: Toward a sustainable food future

Ranganathan, Janet; Vennard, Daniel; Waite, Richard; Searchinger, Tim; Dumas, Patrice; and Lipinski, Brian. 2016. Shifting diets: Toward a sustainable food future. In 2016 Global Food Policy Report. Chapter 8. Pp. 66-79. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148271

A global convergence toward Western-style diets that are high in calories, protein, and animal-based foods poses challenges for food security and sustainability. To quantify the benefits of shifting these consumers to more sustainable diets, several possible diet shifts are modeled. A framework is proposed to tackle the crucial question of how to shift people’s diets through the retail and food services sector.