Episode 29 - Diet quality and the environment - Nuts for Life | Australian Nuts for Nutrition & Health

29 March 2023

March 2023.

About this episode

For decades, we’ve been interested in the impact food has on human health, and the relationship between our food choices and the risk of disease. But what impact do our food choices have on the environment?

We speak with Dr Gilly Hendrie, from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), about some recent research – investigating how the typical Australian diet compares to the Australian Dietary Guidelines recommendations, and its impact on diet quality and the environment.

The two research papers, published in Public Health Nutrition, and BMC Public Health, highlight the importance of dietary diversity, and how eating a wide variety of nutritious foods, both across and within food groups, benefits both human and environmental health.

About today’s guest

Dr Gilly Hendrie is a Research Scientist with expertise in diet, nutrition and obesity prevention. Her research focuses on the development and validation of dietary assessment methods, including the development of diet quality metrics to help our understanding of dietary patterns.

Dr Hendrie enjoys collaborating with experts from other disciplines to broaden our understanding of the impacts of dietary patterns on global concerns such as obesity, food security and climate change.