Summary
This evidence report, commissioned to support Henry Dimbleby's independent National Food Strategy review, synthesises a wide body of existing research and data on the UK food system. It covers the interconnected challenges of poor diet and public health, environmental degradation, land use trade-offs, food poverty, and supply chain vulnerability. The document serves as a foundational reference for policymakers and researchers seeking an integrated view of systemic food system challenges in the UK context.
UK applicability
The report is explicitly UK-focused and directly applicable to UK policy, practice, and governance. It draws on UK-specific datasets and is intended to inform domestic legislative and regulatory responses to food system reform.
Key measures
Dietary intake patterns; prevalence of diet-related disease; food insecurity rates; greenhouse gas emissions from food; land use metrics; food affordability indices; supply chain dependency indicators
Outcomes reported
The report examines the state of the UK food system across dimensions including diet and health, environmental sustainability, food access and affordability, land use, and supply chain resilience, drawing together existing data and research to inform policy recommendations.
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