Sustainable diets, from design to implementation by multi-objective optimization-based methods and policy instruments
The growing concerns over climate change, food security, and public health necessitate a transition toward sustainable diets. However, designing diets that are simultaneously healthy, environmentally friendly, culturally acceptable, and affordable presents significant challenges. This review explore...
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| description | The growing concerns over climate change, food security, and public health necessitate a transition toward sustainable diets. However, designing diets that are simultaneously healthy, environmentally friendly, culturally acceptable, and affordable presents significant challenges. This review explores the potential of multi-objective optimization (MOO) as a tool for sustainable diet design and a central element of implementation of optimized diets. MOO allows researchers to balance conflicting objectives, such as minimizing environmental impact while maintaining cultural acceptability and economic feasibility in design and implementation of healthy diets. The review highlights the limitations of traditional single-objective optimization and emphasizes the need for population-specific dietary recommendations using MOO. Furthermore, the paper identifies barriers to sustainable diet adoption and outlines policy solutions to facilitate dietary transitions. Finally, it underscores the need for the development and implementation of flexible national dietary guidelines to incorporate optimization methods for enhanced sustainability. By integrating mathematical modeling, behavioral insights, and policy interventions, this review outlines a holistic approach to development sustainable food systems capable for meeting efficiently global challenges. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e72a6988233e4e539c77a63a2aacdabe2025-08-20T03:15:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2025-06-01910.3389/fsufs.2025.16297391629739Sustainable diets, from design to implementation by multi-objective optimization-based methods and policy instrumentsBashir Bashiri0Bashir Bashiri1Aleksei Kaleda2Raivo Vilu3Raivo Vilu4Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaTFTAK AS, Tallinn, EstoniaTFTAK AS, Tallinn, EstoniaDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaTFTAK AS, Tallinn, EstoniaThe growing concerns over climate change, food security, and public health necessitate a transition toward sustainable diets. However, designing diets that are simultaneously healthy, environmentally friendly, culturally acceptable, and affordable presents significant challenges. This review explores the potential of multi-objective optimization (MOO) as a tool for sustainable diet design and a central element of implementation of optimized diets. MOO allows researchers to balance conflicting objectives, such as minimizing environmental impact while maintaining cultural acceptability and economic feasibility in design and implementation of healthy diets. The review highlights the limitations of traditional single-objective optimization and emphasizes the need for population-specific dietary recommendations using MOO. Furthermore, the paper identifies barriers to sustainable diet adoption and outlines policy solutions to facilitate dietary transitions. Finally, it underscores the need for the development and implementation of flexible national dietary guidelines to incorporate optimization methods for enhanced sustainability. By integrating mathematical modeling, behavioral insights, and policy interventions, this review outlines a holistic approach to development sustainable food systems capable for meeting efficiently global challenges.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1629739/fulldietsustainabilitymulti-objective optimizationpolicyregulations |
| spellingShingle | Bashir Bashiri Bashir Bashiri Aleksei Kaleda Raivo Vilu Raivo Vilu Sustainable diets, from design to implementation by multi-objective optimization-based methods and policy instruments Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems diet sustainability multi-objective optimization policy regulations |
| title | Sustainable diets, from design to implementation by multi-objective optimization-based methods and policy instruments |
| title_full | Sustainable diets, from design to implementation by multi-objective optimization-based methods and policy instruments |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable diets, from design to implementation by multi-objective optimization-based methods and policy instruments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable diets, from design to implementation by multi-objective optimization-based methods and policy instruments |
| title_short | Sustainable diets, from design to implementation by multi-objective optimization-based methods and policy instruments |
| title_sort | sustainable diets from design to implementation by multi objective optimization based methods and policy instruments |
| topic | diet sustainability multi-objective optimization policy regulations |
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