About this episode

For decades, we have been interested in the impact food has on human health, and the relationship between our food choices and the risk of disease. But what impact do our food choices have on the environment?

We speak with Dr Gilly Hendrie, from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), as she explains some recent research - investigating how the typical Australian diet compares to the Australian Dietary Guidelines recommendations, and its impact on diet quality and the environment.

The two research papers, published in Public Health Nutrition, and BMC Public Health, highlight the importance of dietary diversity, and how eating a wide variety of nutritious foods, both across and within food groups, has both human and environmental benefits.

About today's guest

Dr Gilly Hendrie is a Research Scientist with expertise in diet, nutrition and obesity prevention. Her research focuses on the development and validation of dietary assessment methods, including the development of diet quality metrics to help our understanding of dietary patterns.

Dr Hendrie enjoys collaborating with experts from other disciplines to broaden our understanding of the impacts of dietary patterns on global concerns such as obesity, food security and climate change.

Supporting resources

Towards healthier and more sustainable diets in the Australian context: Comparison of current diets with the Australian Dietary Guidelines and the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet.

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-14252-z

The importance of protein variety in a higher quality and lower environmental impact dietary pattern.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36210777/

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Host: Belinda Neville

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