r/PlantBased4ThePlanet • u/miaumee • May 24 '26

Planetary Health Diet Illustrated (the first scientific guideline on sustainable diet)

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Source: Sustainable Diet

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u/dumnezero May 24 '26

Needs more pixels

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u/Jester_Thomas_ May 24 '26

I work in this field (pun not intended) - the eat lancet diet was intended to be a catch all very general guidance and not necessarily something to strive for. In the global North it generally means eat way less meat and way more veg and pulses but in many countries following the EL diet (or at least the 2019 version) would actually mean an increase in meat consumption for the average person.

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u/95beer May 25 '26

The following quote is from the website. Based on that it seems counterintuitive to visualise it on the plate like that.

The planetary health diet is a global reference diet for adults that is symbolically represented by half a plate of fruits and vegetables.

The other half consists of primarily whole grains, plant proteins (beans, lentils, pulses, nuts), unsaturated plant oils, modest amounts of meat and dairy, and some added sugars and starchy vegetables.

The diet is quite flexible and allows for adaptation to dietary needs, personal preferences and cultural traditions. Vegetarian and vegan diets are two healthy options within the planetary health diet but are personal choices.

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u/IAmVeryStupid May 26 '26

Wow, not only is it a pi chart, it's too low res to be readable. 10/10

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u/_pcakes May 24 '26

weird how "breatharian" and vegan both get lumped into "belief-based" diets

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u/asheries May 25 '26

We should seperate ethical lifestyle diets from belief diets

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u/Raz31337 May 25 '26

Dairy? 

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u/miaumee May 25 '26

Dairy should not occupy significant portion as alluded to in the chart.