What we eat and how we grow our food matters, not just for our own health but also that of our planet, a global report finds. World-renowned nutritionist Jessica Fanzo explains the implications as she ...

Climate-driven health risks could cost the global economy $1.5 trillion in lost productivity by 2050, according to WEF.

Changing how the world eats could reduce premature deaths, save trillions of dollars and slow the impacts of climate change, according to a new landmark report released Thursday by the 2025 EAT-Lancet ...

Climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss are major threats to the sustainability of all life on our planet. They cause disease, disability and premature death that fall most heavily on the ...

The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission reports that adopting a more flexitarian diet could prevent up to 15 million premature deaths annually and save trillions in healthcare expenses. Stacey Leasca is an ...

Andrew Lakoff studies how experts, in areas from public health to the environment to security, generate knowledge about and plan for an uncertain future. Trained as an anthropologist of science and ...

When COVID-19 swept the globe in 2020, the shock exposed not only a viral threat but the fragility of systems — from supply chains and food security to governance and global finance. For Andrea ...

A large US-UK analysis shows that eating more plant-forward meals and fewer animal-source foods is associated with a lower death risk and smaller environmental footprint, offering evidence that what ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in conjunction with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will appoint a Steering Committee to develop and guide the U.S.-China Collaborative ...

The planetary health diet is great for you and the planet. "The planetary health diet is considered a plant-based or plant-strong [diet], in alignment with the health and environmental benefits seen ...

Brief Description: This course offers an introduction to planetary health – a field that explores the interconnectedness of human health and the natural systems that sustain it. Students will examine ...