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Challenges associated with greenhouse gas emissions-related food guidance

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Dietary patterns make a substantial contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Research is needed to investigate whether these dietary pattern-level GHG emission contributions can be disaggregated into food product-specific GHG emissions estimates and used to encourage citizens to switch from high- to low-emitting foods.

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M.L. receives funding from the Australian Research Council Discovery Project, DP190101323, ‘Reforming evidence synthesis and translation for food and nutrition policy’.

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  1. Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

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  2. School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

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M.L. is a board member of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The findings and views expressed in this News & Views are those of the author alone and do not reflect the findings or views of the Australian Government or FSANZ.

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Lawrence, M. Challenges associated with greenhouse gas emissions-related food guidance. Nat Food 5, 459–460 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-00993-0

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