New study examines affordability and nutritional implications of the 2025 EAT–Lancet Commission diet

The EAT-Lancet Commission recently published updated dietary recommendations for improved individual and planetary health, offering a useful roadmap to inform dialog on these issues. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and other research institutions provided inputs to that analysis. In related background work, a new study by researchers at IFPRI and collaborating institutions has found that global adoption of the 2025 EAT–Lancet Commission diet, which emphasizes plant-based foods like whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes with only modest amounts of fish and dairy as well as limited meat consumption, by 2050 could help slow the increase in prices of some food commodities but may also deepen nutrient deficiencies in low-income settings if not paired with targeted nutrition interventions.