Human and planetary health will pay the price for this huge missed opportunity The government’s new food strategy for England1 is its response to an independent review led by Henry Dimbleby, non-executive director of the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs.2 Dimbleby’s review provided a penetrating analysis of the seemingly intractable problems of the food system, showing that it is possible to envision transformation in the interests of both human and planetary health. The review framed the challenges as arising from system failures and explored multiple domains including health, local and global environments, employment, education, and the economy. It showed the wide ranging external costs of the food system—including health effects mediated by unhealthy diets as well as pollution, climate change, low wages, inequalities, and food insecurity. Dimbleby concluded with 14 policy recommendations grounded in pragmatic and economic realities, encompassing fiscal and regulatory levers, subsidies, and incentives for industry. The resulting government food strategy, published on 13 June 2022, is a disappointing response, particularly from a public health perspective. While acknowledging the work of Dimbleby and his team, the food strategy offers several alternative framings, positioning the …

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半心半意：政府的新食品战略

人类和地球健康将为错失这一巨大机会付出代价 政府的新英格兰食品战略 1 是对环境、农业和农村事务部非执行主任 Henry Dimbleby 领导的独立审查的回应。 2 Dimbleby 的审查对食品系统看似棘手的问题进行了深入分析，表明可以设想为了人类和地球健康的利益而进行变革。该审查界定了系统故障引起的挑战，并探讨了多个领域，包括健康、地方和全球环境、就业、教育和经济。它显示了食品系统的广泛外部成本——包括由不健康饮食以及污染、气候变化、低工资、不平等、和粮食不安全。Dimbleby 最后提出了 14 项基于务实和经济现实的政策建议，包括财政和监管杠杆、补贴和行业激励措施。最终于 2022 年 6 月 13 日发布的政府食品战略令人失望，尤其是从公共卫生的角度来看。在承认 Dimbleby 和他的团队所做的工作的同时，食品策略提供了几种替代框架，定位......