"For those of us who believe that food is medicine, choosing what to eat is one of the most important health decisions we make every day. But when it comes to "expert" diet advice, there's a lot of bad information out there-especially when that advice conveniently serves corporate or political interests. The latest example comes from the EAT-Lancet Commission, whose new report, EAT-Lancet 2.0, once again claims to have found the "universal" formula for saving both people and the planet."
"Dietary recommendations for EAT-Lancet 2025 barely shift from 2019-mostly re-labels and rounding. It still pushes a one-size-fits-all "planetary" diet that sidelines regenerative agriculture, bio-individuality, cultural diversity, and metabolic needs The report leans on modelling and associative epidemiology while downplaying real-world evidence, nutrient density, and risks of nutritional inadequacies (e.g., sodium and animal-sourced foods) The new PHD index is a policy tool that can be tied to procurement, guidelines, ESG scoring-and potentially even taxes or penalties-moving diet from personal choice to compliance metrics"
EAT-Lancet 2025 largely repeats 2019 recommendations with relabeling and rounding, continuing to promote a one-size-fits-all "planetary" diet that sidelines regenerative agriculture, bio-individuality, cultural diversity, and metabolic needs. The initiative relies heavily on modelling and associative epidemiology while downplaying real-world evidence, nutrient density, and risks of nutritional inadequacies such as sodium reduction and decreased animal-sourced foods. The new PHD index is positioned as a policy tool linking procurement, guidelines, and ESG scoring, with potential fiscal measures that move diet from personal choice to compliance. Regenerative, seasonal, regional, and culturally rooted diets measured by health outcomes are presented as better alternatives.
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