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Author Pray, Leslie A., rapporteur.

Title Sustainable diets, food, and nutrition : proceedings of a workshop / Leslie Pray, rapporteur ; Food Forum, Food and Nutrition Board, Health and Medicine Division, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiv, 163 pages)) : illustrations
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Physical Medium polychrome
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary On August 1 and 2, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, on sustainable diets, food, and nutrition. Workshop participants reviewed current and emerging knowledge on the concept of sustainable diets within the field of food and nutrition; explored sustainable diets and relevant impacts for cross-sector partnerships, policy, and research; and discussed how sustainable diets influence dietary patterns, the food system, and population and public health. This publication briefly summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Contents Introduction -- What are sustainable diets? -- Measurement and analysis of sustainable diets from production to consumption -- Sustainability and health dietary changes through policy and program action -- Innovation in food production and distribution to reduce environmental footprint --- Concluding discussion -- References -- Appendixes
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Subject Diet -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses.
Diet.
Food supply -- Congresses.
Food supply.
Nutrition -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses.
Nutrition -- Environmental aspects.
Nutrition.
United States.
Genre/Form Congress.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Food Forum, issuing body.
Sustainable Diets, Food, and Nutrition (Workshop) (2018 : Washington, D.C.)
Added Title Sustainable diets, food, and nutrition (Proceeding)
Other Form: Print version: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Sustainable Diets, Food, and Nutrition : Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2019 9780309479554
ISBN 0309479568
9780309479561
9780309479585 (electronic book)
0309479584 (electronic book)
9780309479554
030947955X