News-Medical.Net October 29, 2025
A large French cohort study reveals that eating patterns with lower environmental footprints not only protect the planet but also cut the risk of major chronic diseases, a double win for people and the planet.
In a recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health, researchers investigated links between diet-related environmental pressures and human health.
The study leveraged a large-scale prospective study of over 34,077 French adults and found that for each one-standard-deviation increase in the composite EPI, the risk of developing cancer (HR 1.15 [95% CI 1.03–1.28]), coronary heart disease, and type 2 diabetes (HR 1.50 [1.29–1.73]) increased significantly. No significant association was observed with stroke or all-cause mortality.
These findings suggest that diets with lower overall environmental pressures...
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