Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences Research and Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, et al.

One of the many benefits of the U.S. food system is a safe, nutritious, and consistent food supply. However, the same system also places significant strain on land, water, air, and other natural resources. A better understanding of the food-environment synergies and trade-offs associated with the U.S. food system would help to reduce this strain. Many experts would like to use that knowledge to develop dietary recommendations on the basis of environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309296676
• ISBN13: 9780309296670
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"