journal article

A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet

by Manika Sharma,

Avinash Kishore,

Devesh Roy and

Kuhu Joshi

bmc public health | 2020

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08951-8

Open Access | CC BY-4.0

Citation

Sharma, Manika; Kishore, Avinash; Roy, Devesh; and Joshi, Kuhu. 2020. A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet. BMC Public Health 20: 812. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08951-8

The 2019 EAT-Lancet Commission report recommends healthy diets that can feed 10 billion people by 2050 from environmentally sustainable food systems. This study compares food consumption patterns in India, from different income groups, regions and sectors (rural/urban), with the EAT-Lancet reference diet and highlights the deviations.

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Countries

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South Asia Region (SAR)

Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)