Dietary fats, human nutrition and the environment: Balance and sustainability

A new study by Wageningen University & Research and Charles University in Prague considers both nutritional and environmental consequences in order to shine a novel light on dietary oils and fats. Rather than considering all such fats as simply bad for our health, it highlights the importance of fats in healthy diets, especially among undernourished people, and the need for making wise choices among vegetable and animal sources of fat regarding planetary and human health.
A new study by Wageningen University & Research and Charles University in Prague considers both nutritional and environmental consequences in order to shine a novel light on dietary oils and fats. Rather than considering all such fats as simply bad for our health, it highlights the importance of fats in healthy diets, especially among undernourished people, and the need for making wise choices among vegetable and animal sources of fat regarding planetary and human health.