Background and Objectives
Recently a Commission for the medical journal Lancet published recommendations for a diet sustaining health and protecting the planet (Willett W. et al 2019). The aim of this diet is to be able to feed the estimated 10 billion people in 2050 with minimal environmental impact. However, little is known about the effects of such a diet on brain functions, especially on the brain development at early stages of life and in the context of the still increasing rate of cognitive decline in the ageing population (i.e. vulnerable populations). The objectives of this activity are to: Evaluate the planetary health diet’s impact on brain health and functions throughout life, specifically among more vulnerable populations ; Highlight the implications of the planetary health diet for proper lifelong brain health.
Output
This activity will deliver a perspective paper based on scientific evidence showing the effects of sustainable diets components (taking the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet elements as basis) on brain development and health throughout life.
| Dr Sandrine Thuret - Chair | King’s College London | Head of Laboratory/Reader | UK |
| Dr Martin Verkuyl - Vice-Chair | Scenic Biotech | Program Director | NL |
| Prof. Andy Challinor | University of Leeds | Professor | UK |
| Ms Boushra Dalile | KU Leuven | Researcher | BE |
| Dr Marcelo Galdos | University of Leeds | University Academic Fellow | UK |
| Dr Eileen Gibney | University College Dublin | Associate Professor | IE |
| Ms Curie Kim | King’s College London | Researcher | UK |
| Dr Giorgio La Fata | DSM | Senior Scientist Nutrition | CH |
| Dr Sophie Layé | INRA Bordeaux | Research Director | FR |
| Prof. John Mathers | Newcastle University | Professor, Director of the Human Nutrition Research Centre | UK |
| Dr David Vauzour | University of East Anglia | Senior Research Fellow | UK |
| Dr Matthieu Flourakis | ILSI Europe | Scientific Unit Coordinator | BE |