{"id":1427,"date":"2025-09-15T14:39:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/dauk-backs-plan-to-promote-plant-rich-diets-and-improve-health\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:39:27","slug":"dauk-backs-plan-to-promote-plant-rich-diets-and-improve-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/dauk-backs-plan-to-promote-plant-rich-diets-and-improve-health\/","title":{"rendered":"DAUK backs plan to promote plant-rich diets and improve health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DAUK has backed a plan to increase the consumption of plant-rich foods and ease pressure on the NHS.\r\n\r\nDr Matt Lee, DAUK\u2019s sustainability lead, said a transition to plant-rich diets would improve public health.\r\n\r\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Joint-Position-Paper-Reaping-the-Benefits-of-Plant-rich-Diets-PBHP-Foodrise-TVS-et-al.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy paper<\/a> has been produced including a 10-point plan of measures to increase the domestic production and consumption of plant-based foods.\r\n\r\nThe paper has been endorsed by 48 organisations, including the Doctors&#8217; Association UK (DAUK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improve health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been submitted to the new Environment Secretary, Emma Reynolds, and Defra Minister, Dame Angela Eagle.\r\n\r\nThey are urged to use the Government\u2019s upcoming food strategy to champion plant-rich diets.\r\n\r\nDr Lee said: \u201cPeople in the UK are not eating enough plant-based foods \u2013 in particular, vegetables, pulses, legumes, fruit, nuts, seeds and wholegrains.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe evidence is unequivocal that public health will improve if we can secure a transition towards more plant-rich diets.\r\n\r\n\u201cThat dietary transition can reduce the burden of disease and ease pressure on the NHS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food security<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSuch a transition offers the potential to work with British farmers to enhance food security in the UK through promoting locally grown, plant-based products, something ever more important in a changing climate.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe Government has everything to gain by taking ambitious action.\u201d\r\n\r\nLiam Lysaght, is campaigns officer at Foodrise, a charity aiming to transform the food system for climate, nature, and justice\r\n\r\nHe said: \u201cThe government has highlighted the need to break the cycle of intensive animal agriculture in the UK, and produce a genuine <a href=\"https:\/\/vegconomist.com\/politics-law\/uk-government-food-strategy-country-well-positioned-develop-new-alternative-protein-products\/\">Good Food Cycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plant-rich diet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis paper shows widespread agreement from health, environment, and food professionals that we can achieve those goals with practical, integrated, policies to promote more plant-rich diets.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s a perfect cheat sheet for the new ministers at Defra.\u201d\r\n\r\nRead the <a href=\"https:\/\/plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Joint-Position-Paper-Reaping-the-Benefits-of-Plant-rich-Diets-PBHP-Foodrise-TVS-et-al.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy paper<\/a>.\r\n\r\nDAUK committee members are all volunteers and speak to the media about issues facing frontline doctors in their own time. 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