Cost and affordability implications of transitioning from current diets to National dietary guidelines and EAT-Lancet recommendations in Argentina: a modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current dietary patterns contribute to health issues and pose high demands on the food production system, leading to environmental degradation. This paper aims to analyze the cost and affordability of current diets in Argentina, compared to one diet based on National Dietary Guidelines and 3 variants of diets based on EAT-Lancet Recommendations.

Methods

The methodology proposed by INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity/Non-communicable Diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support) was used to design six model diets for a reference household, considering the most consumed food products by the Argentinean population and similar healthier and/or more environmentally sustainable options. Nutritional information and prices of food products were obtain

SUBMITTER: Camara F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12542274 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature