Scientists call for healthy, sustainable region specific dietary plans

For the first time, Chinese scientists have proposed establishing sustainable, healthy dietary models that are unique to each region in China. The models are expected to play a significant role in improving people's dietary habits and promoting environmental sustainability.

A research group led by Liu Yan and Xia Min from the School of Public Health at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, recently published a research paper in Nature Food, a renowned international food journal, titled "Adoption of Region Specific Diets in China Can Help Achieve Gains in Health and Environmental Sustainability."

The study, based on the dietary habits, environmental resource characteristics and economic development levels of China's regions, established a localized sustainable and healthy dietary plan called the Region Specific Reference Diet.