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Achieving Food Sustainability through Sustainable Diets: Way to a sustainable future

Author Affiliations

  • 1The Late Vd. P.G. Nanal Department of Ayurveda and Yoga, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, India

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 12, Issue (2), Pages 45-49, August,10 (2023)

Abstract

Attaining food sustainability has become an urgent need to ensure a healthy life for current as well as the future generations. The Sustainable Development Goals put forward by United Nations in 2015 also highlight on the importance of sustainable food systems so that by 2030 the entire mankind can enjoy health, peace and prosperity. A greater part of world today is affected by various health disorders like Obesity, Diabetes, CVDs, micronutrient deficiencies, under nutrition, etc. - showing the need to reform the current food systems. Proper nutrition education and establishment of sustainable food practices can reduce the incidence rate of such disorders. Sustainable diets focus on encouraging food habits that are adequate in nutrition, economical, have cultural acceptance are environment friendly. Present paper highlights on achieving food sustainability with the help of sustainable diets minimizing the impact on environment by adopting local food and dietary practices. This thus will help to establish a sense of food health security worldwide therefore leading to a sustainable future.

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