This course focuses on healthy and sustainable foods. After reviewing the crucial role of food for both health and the environment, we first look at the carbon footprint and environmental impacts of multiple ingredients and more complex foods. We also detail a health-based approach to quantify the impact of 5000+ individual foods on health, expressed in minutes of life lost and gain per serving. We then analyze trade-offs and targeted changes that can bring substantial health and environmental benefits with less than 10% caloric change. We finally address the health and sustainable performances of various diets, looking at disparities between gender, races and diets.

Healthy and Sustainable Foods

Healthy and Sustainable Foods
This course is part of Healthy and Sustainable Foods and Products Specialization

Instructor: Olivier Jolliet
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Intermediate level
Some related experience required
2 weeks to complete
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What you'll learn
Assess nutritional performance and sustainability of foods
Analyze trade-offs between health and environmental impact of foods
Apply these concepts to 5,800 individual food items and diets
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Reviewed on Sep 29, 2024
Exceptional inputs in to healthy and sustainable foods. We need to get geared to eat healthy and sustainably
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