Supplementary data for "Analysis and valuation of the health and climate change cobenefits of dietary change"

Summary

This dataset accompanies a 2016 modelling study by Marco Springmann that quantifies the potential health gains and climate mitigation benefits achievable through dietary transitions toward more plant-forward patterns. The analysis combines burden-of-disease epidemiology with life-cycle assessment methodology to estimate mortality and morbidity reductions alongside emissions savings across multiple global regions and dietary scenarios. The supplementary materials provide the underlying data supporting valuation of these cobenefits.

UK applicability

The global scope and multi-regional analysis suggests applicability to UK dietary policy and public health intervention design, though region-specific results would be most relevant for UK implementation. UK food system emissions profiles and disease burden patterns would determine how closely global findings translate to domestic conditions.

Key measures

Mortality reductions, morbidity reductions, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), greenhouse gas emissions savings, global regions, dietary scenarios

Outcomes reported

The study quantified potential health gains (mortality and morbidity reductions) and greenhouse gas emissions savings across multiple global regions and dietary scenarios through dietary shift modelling. It integrated burden-of-disease epidemiology with life-cycle assessment to value cobenefits of plant-forward dietary transitions.

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