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The authors investigated the possible social, economic, and environmental effects of implementing the EAT-Lancet diet by using a global economic model that followed biomass through supply chains. There was a beneficial relationship between decreasing global food demand and broader indicators, such lower biomass production, food prices, land use, and food loss and waste. Simultaneously, trade was reduced. Detrimental effects were seen on food affordability for low-income agricultural households. The indirect effects on the economy and environment dampen some of the benefits of the decreased food demand. For example, lower demand coupled with lower food prices increases spending on non-food items, resulting in an increase in economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions.
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