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.
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 that not only delineates the antecedents of the multifaceted environmental crises—but offers solutions including the extensive co-benefits of whole plant foods nutrition as the foundational dietary pattern for improving planetary health. Overlooked yet inseparable problems that connect food systems to the transgression of our planetary boundaries, chronic disease, and zoonotic disease are discerned. Bolstering nature and biodiversity is emphasized throughout including regenerative agroecology, native plant foods and ecosystems, utilizing traditional and Indigenous wisdom, rewilding, and community science. Lastly, inspiring vignettes demonstrate the power of individual and collective actions that advance planetary health.
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
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.
