Overview

• Drawing on research from more than 35 countries, the commission estimates that shifting diets and improving food systems could cut food-related greenhouse gas emissions by more than half and avert up to 15 million premature deaths each year.
• The recommended pattern emphasizes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts, with far smaller amounts of meat, dairy and sugar and limits on highly processed foods.
• Investigators and reporters describe a coordinated, industry-linked push to discredit the findings, including networks of influencers using shared messaging and hashtags such as #Yes2Meat, #MeatHeals and #ClimateFoodFacts.
• Experts warn that weakened platform safeguards plus AI-generated content are accelerating the spread of misleading claims about the report.
• Commission leaders say the guidance is not one-size-fits-all and are using culturally diverse meal visuals to help the public see the diet as practical and appealing.