From Global Thinking to Local Action: The Planetary Diet as Chronic Disease Prevention

In this Anthropocene age, the detrimental effects of our industrial actions are increasingly visible on the planet's ecosystems, natural resources, and general health, as well as the health of its inhabitants. Our efforts to feed ourselves and to put food on our plates have imposed unsustainable practices on humans and the planet. Food, therefore, is at the center of one of our biggest environmental and public health challenges. What is often overlooked in discussing the obesity epidemic is the inextricable links among food, health, and the environment.