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The Great Deception

We live in a ‘culture of unhealthy, unjust, and unsustainable food production and consumption’. (2025 EAT-Lancet Report).

theplantbaseddiet.uk supports the personal journey to better understand the role that plant-based diets play as a solution for health, climate, and justice. Wendy Corbett.

As a vegan, I wanted to understand the nagging concerns about the health value of a plant-based diet. I am a vegan because I abhor the inhumanity that surrounds animal agriculture, but I was unsure about solely plant-based diets. The outcome of my findings would not change my mind about my own choice to become a vegan, but I wasn’t prepared for the wealth of evidence in support of a plant-based diet!

So here it is – a curation of facts about dietary health. Sources include the EAT-Lancet Commission, the NHS, the British Dietetic Association, and Plant-Based Health Professionals UK. I’ve also collected a range of nutritious plant-based meal ideas to help me plan my own healthy meals.

Wendy Corbett.

Headlines

• The latest (2025) EAT-Lancet Report states that ‘when confronted by climate, biodiversity, health, and justice crisis, transformation will require urgent and meaningful changes in our individual and collective behaviours and in our our culture of unhealthy, unjust, and unsustainable food production and consumption’. 
• Timing is critical, the report calls for a ‘whole food systems and policy change and emphasises a balanced dietary pattern that is predominantly plant-based, with moderate inclusion of animal-sourced foods and minimal consumption of added sugars, saturated fats, and salt’.

Source: The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems

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Wendy Corbett has held senior creative roles in publishing, education for sustainable development, and urban planning. She has led creative campaigns to support readership targets, public consultations, and education for sustainability.

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