Competere - Policies for Sustainable Development

🌍🥗 The “Planetary Health Diet”: a global solution… or a model that breaks under reality?

It is often presented as the perfect balance between health and sustainability. But what happens when theory meets the real world?

Key challenges:
Complexity → consumers are expected to manage detailed nutritional calculations and food ratios
Costs → “healthier” foods are often the least affordable
Ecology → stricter adoption could increase pressure on land and forests

Food systems are not equations.
People don’t eat models - they eat meals. 🍽️

🔎 When food policy becomes too theoretical, does it still deliver real impact - or just good intentions?

👉 Read the full article by Emily & Erik Meijaard on our website!

Missed our recent discussion at the Parliament on a smarter prevention agenda for a healthier EU?

📄 Dive into our summary report to explore key policy takeaways and perspectives shared by academics, experts and policymakers.

💡Key takeaways:
✔️Complex causes → smarter policies, not simplifications
✔️ ⁠Labels, taxes and warnings ≠ proven health outcomes
✔️Food processing is not the enemy
✔️ ⁠Empower citizens through education, not top-down correction
✔️ ⁠Invest in literacy, innovation and personalised prevention

👉 Read the full paper or on our website!

📢 The agenda is out!

The roundtable discussion “A Smarter Prevention Agenda for a Healthier Europe – Empowering Citizens Beyond Prescriptive Policies” is just around the corner.

📍 Strasbourg, European Parliament – Room Weiss S3.5
🗓 Tuesday, 19 May 2026 | 16:30 – 18:00

We will bring together leading voices from academia, industry and policy to explore more effective and realistic public health strategies that reflect the complexity of real-life risk factors and support more tailored pathways to a balanced lifestyle.

Don’t miss out — more info on our website!

💻 Can’t make it to Strasbourg? You can still follow the event online!

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