Nutrition Security for Planetary Health

Using the lens of nutrition security and equity for the living beings and living systems of the planet, Nutrition Security for Planetary Health takes an integrated, systems approach but offers solutions including the extensive co-benefits of plant foods nutrition as the foundational dietary pattern for improving planetary health.

Autorentext

Irana Hawkins, PhD, MPH, RDN is a planetary health specialist and a scholar-practitioner. Her contributions have spanned clinical nutrition and public health, serving people from all walks of life; higher education including teaching and mentoring at the doctoral level; and planetary health research. Dr. Hawkins is a Certified California Naturalist, a Native Plant Steward, and a Master Recycler-Composter. She has first-authored dozens of publications and edited Promoting Biodiversity in Food Systems (CRC Press, 2019). Dr. Hawkins is also a Review Editor for Frontiers in Nutrition (Nutrition and Sustainable Diets) and Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.

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Section One: An Epic Array of Interconnected Crises

Chapter 1

Far Beyond The Carbon Emissions Of Your Plate

Chapter 2

A Planet With Too Many In Peril

Chapter 3

The Massive Consumption of Natural Resources

Chapter 4

Global Food Systems and Environmental Degradation

Chapter 5

The Global Burden of Diet-Related Chronic Disease

Chapter 6

Structural Violence, Environmental Racism & The Social Determinants of Health

Chapter 7

Nutrition-Related Chronic Disease in the U.S.

Section Two: Multifaceted Solutions Harnessing Nutrition, Nature & Equity

Chapter 8

One Health For All

Chapter 9

Whole Plant Foods Nutrition for Personal & Planetary Resilience

Chapter 10

Community Approaches to Nutrition Security and Equity

Chapter 11

Bolstering Nature for Planetary Health

Chapter 12

Empowered to Improve Planetary Health