Until now, Mediterranean diet was considered to be the healthiest one. Recently, the limelight has shifted to planetary health diet. The term “Planetary Health Diet” was introduced by the EAT-Lancet Commission in their 2019 report titled “Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems.” This commission, comprising 37 experts from 16 countries, was a collaboration between the non-profit organization EAT and the medical journal The Lancet. The concept emphasizes a dietary pattern beneficial for both human health and environmental sustainability, advocating for increased consumption of plant-based foods and reduced intake of animal-based products.
“It is estimated that a widespread shift to this diet form would reduce global dietary emissions by 17% and potentially…