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Language | English |
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Place of Publication | Glasgow |
Publisher | University of Strathclyde |
Pages | 1-28 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Volume | 18 |
Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2018 |
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Keywords
- diet
- emissions
- economic impacts
- Scotland
- household incomes
- dietary changes
- economics
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The System-wide Impact of Healthy Eating : Assessing Emissions and Economic Impacts at the Regional Level. / Allan, Grant; Comerford, David; McGregor, Peter.
7. ed. Glasgow : University of Strathclyde, 2018. p. 1-28.Research output: Working paper
TY - UNPB
T1 - The System-wide Impact of Healthy Eating
T2 - Assessing Emissions and Economic Impacts at the Regional Level
AU - Allan, Grant
AU - Comerford, David
AU - McGregor, Peter
PY - 2018/3/31
Y1 - 2018/3/31
N2 - Encouraging consumers to shift their diets towards to a lower meat/lower calorie alternative has been the focus of food and health policies across the world. The economic impact on regions has been less widely examined, but is likely to be significant, where agricultural and food activities are important for the host region. In this study we use a multi-sectoral modelling framework to examine the environmental and economic impacts of a dietary change, and illustrate this using a detailed model for Scotland. We find that if household food and drink consumption follows healthy eating guidelines, it would reduce both Scotland’s “footprint” and “territorial” emissions, and yet may be associated with positive economic impacts, generating a “double dividend” for both the environment and the economy. Furthermore, the likely benefits to health suggest the potential for a “triple dividend”. The economic impact however depends critically upon how households use the income previously spent on higher calorie diets.
AB - Encouraging consumers to shift their diets towards to a lower meat/lower calorie alternative has been the focus of food and health policies across the world. The economic impact on regions has been less widely examined, but is likely to be significant, where agricultural and food activities are important for the host region. In this study we use a multi-sectoral modelling framework to examine the environmental and economic impacts of a dietary change, and illustrate this using a detailed model for Scotland. We find that if household food and drink consumption follows healthy eating guidelines, it would reduce both Scotland’s “footprint” and “territorial” emissions, and yet may be associated with positive economic impacts, generating a “double dividend” for both the environment and the economy. Furthermore, the likely benefits to health suggest the potential for a “triple dividend”. The economic impact however depends critically upon how households use the income previously spent on higher calorie diets.
KW - diet
KW - emissions
KW - economic impacts
KW - Scotland
KW - household incomes
KW - dietary changes
KW - economics
M3 - Working paper
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 28
BT - The System-wide Impact of Healthy Eating
PB - University of Strathclyde
CY - Glasgow
ER -