Good for the planet and good for our health: the evidence for whole-food plant-based diets. (November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pye, Alison; Bash, Kristin; Joiner, Adam; Beenstock, Jane
• Is Part Of: BJPsych international. Volume 19:Number 4(2022)
• Page Start: 90
• Page End: 92
• Publication Date: 2022-11
• Subjects: Plant-based diet -- climate change -- sustainability -- diet -- mental health; Psychiatry, Transcultural -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Comparative psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1192/bji.2022.7
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2056-4740

Abstract

Abstract : There is growing interest in the health and environmental benefits of whole-food plant-based (WFPB) diets. The current global food system is harmful to our planet and is a key driver of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. A transition to WFPB diets will mitigate against these impacts and potentially reduce agriculture greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80%. Emerging evidence suggests that such diets also have significant physical and mental health benefits and can be useful in preventing and treating a range of conditions. Psychiatrists therefore have an important role to play in promoting WFPB diets among patients.