Valuation of the health and climate-change benefits of healthy diets

Download or read book Valuation of the health and climate-change benefits of healthy diets written by Springmann, M. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The health and environmental consequences of our dietary choices impose costs on society that are currently not reflected in the price of those foods or diets that contribute to these detrimental impacts. This paper provides updated estimates of two major cost items: the healthcare-related costs associated with unhealthy diets, and the climate-change costs associated with the emissions attributable to diets and food production. Results suggest that the health and climate-change costs of current diets are substantial and projected to increase up to 1.3-1.7 trillion USD annually by 2030.