Rethinking the food system for human health in the Anthropocene

Guy M Poppy; Jenny Baverstock

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.050

Rethinking the food system for human health in the Anthropocene

Curr Biol. 2019 Oct 7;29(19):R972-R977. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.050.

Authors

Guy M Poppy¹, Jenny Baverstock²

Affiliations

¹ Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences Building 85, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. Electronic address: gmp@soton.ac.uk.
² Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences Building 85, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.

PMID: 31593679
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.050

Abstract

The current global food system is becoming increasingly unsustainable and is having negative impacts on planetary and human health. It is essential that human health is placed at the centre of a redesigned food system, as that will also help ensure planetary health.

MeSH terms

Conservation of Natural Resources*
Ecosystem*
Food Supply*
Global Health*
Humans