TY  - JOUR
U1  - Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
A1  - Kopainsky, Birgit
A1  - Kapmeier, Florian
T1  - Dynamic implications of the biological link between bovine milk and meat production for operationalizing the planetary health diet
JF  - Nature food
N2  - The EAT–Lancet planetary health diet (PHD) provides guidelines on a global scale and calls for red meat consumption to be halved. Operational PHD guidelines at country level have yet to be determined. Here we argue that the biological link between milk and bovine-meat production must be considered when operationalizing the globally calculated PHD to national contexts. Using a stylized computer simulation model rooted in a food system approach, we explore the impact of dietary scenarios on milk and bovine-meat production and show that ignoring this biological link can lead to substantial imbalances between national dietary guidelines and production outcomes and potentially lead to food waste. Furthermore, we assess current national dietary guidelines in Europe and find that most disregard this biological link and are incompatible with the PHD, with implications for policymakers and consumers to consider when adapting the PHD in national contexts.
KW  - Planetary Health Diet
KW  - systems thinking
KW  - system dynamics
KW  - agriculture
KW  - sustainability
Y1  - 2023
SN  - 2662-1355
SS  - 2662-1355
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00883-x
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00883-x
VL  - 4
IS  - 12
SP  - 1070
EP  - 1074
S1  - 4
PB  - Nature Research
CY  - London
ER  -