Specialists in health, nutrition, agriculture, and climate presented for Mexico and Latin America the EAT-Lancet 2025 report on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems. The report, presented on December 11, describes the potential for human and planetary health from the transformation of food systems recommended by the EAT-Lancet 2025 Commission. It includes adopting healthy diets, reducing food loss and waste, and improving production practices to promote human health and reduce pressure on the environment. The document assesses the potential impacts of this transformation on five planetary boundaries: climate, land, freshwater, nutrient pollution (nitrogen and phosphorus), and novel entities (pesticides, antimicrobials, and microplastics). The authors propose eight key solutions aimed at promoting health, protecting the environment, and achieving food justice. The report emphasizes that transforming food systems is a necessary condition to return to a safe climate system and a healthy planet. The Planetary Health Diet, a flexible framework that adapts scientific evidence to local cultural, agricultural, and economic contexts, could prevent around 40,000 premature deaths daily worldwide—15 million a year, equivalent to 27% of global premature deaths. Specialists emphasized the need to change how food is produced, distributed, and consumed. The report also states that achieving these goals requires intersectoral coordination, policies that strengthen food environments, reducing inequalities in access to healthy foods, and promoting sustainable production.
Mexico Report Proposes Transforming Food Systems for Planetary Health
Experts presented the EAT-Lancet 2025 report, calling for a shift to healthy and sustainable diets to prevent millions of premature deaths and reduce environmental impact.
