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Episode 100: EAT-Lancet 2.0: Rethinking Global Food Systems for a Sustainable Future with Dr. Amar Laila
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Welcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast! In today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Amar Lalia to discuss the upcoming EAT-Lancet Commission 2.0 report on the planetary health diet. We’ll explore key topics including food systems, justice, and environmental impacts, all set to be unveiled in Fall 2025.
Dr. Laila is a postdoctoral fellow at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden, and the University of Guelph, Canada. Amar completed his PhD at the University of Guelph, where he explored the connection between food literacy and food waste among Canadian families with young children, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methods. Amar is passionate about food systems justice and his goal is to contribute to just and sustainable food system transformation through improvements in food environments so that they are healthy and sustainable for everyone.
Resources:
A comment paper in the Lancet referring to the EL2 commission's focus on justice
High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition reports
FAO's State of food security and nutrition
Food System Economics Commission (to provide exact numbers referred to in the episode discussion):
The Food System Economics Commission estimates the hidden costs of global food systems at approximately $15 trillion USD per year. However, the net benefits of transforming the food system are valued between $5 to $10 trillion USD annually, which is equivalent to 4-8% of global GDP (2020).
In contrast, the cost of transforming the global food system is only 0.2-0.4% of global GDP, making it clearly affordable compared to the substantial global benefits—roughly $20-40 trillion USD.
For full details, check out the Executive Summary.
Dr. Amar Laila’s Socials:
ResearchGate
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This episode was hosted by Stephanie Nishi RD, PhD.
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