Университет Оксфорда запускает программу по переходу на здоровое и устойчивое питание

A new initiative has been launched to explore how healthier and more sustainable diets can become the norm. Backed by a £5 million gift from the Chellaram Foundation, the University of Oxford’s new Chellaram Programme for Healthy and Sustainable Diets aims to improve public health, reduce environmental harm, and address animal welfare concerns through research, policy engagement, and public outreach. Bringing together experts from multiple departments, the programme will be led by Professor Peter Scarborough of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. Professor Scarborough said: "Many of the challenges associated with improving human health, improving animal welfare and protecting the environment can be tackled with the same solution: a move towards healthy plant-rich diets. Read more Police efforts praised as drug dealer jailed, weeks after coming to the UK in boat Closure announced for A34 Lodge Hill junction near Abingdon Ludwig star reveals clues about his life ahead of BBC detective drama "The real question is how this can be achieved in practice. "This programme will examine what works, in which settings and how evidence can support better policy and public health decision-making." Research will explore the health effects of plant-based proteins, the impact of food production on the environment and animal welfare, and the influences on dietary choices, including social media and the wider food environment. Professor Irene Tracey, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, said: "This generous gift from the Chellaram Foundation will enable Oxford researchers to address one of the defining challenges of our time: how evidence can support changes to diets that benefit both people and the planet. "The Chellaram Programme for Healthy and Sustainable Diets exemplifies Oxford’s distinctive strength in bringing together expertise from across disciplines to tackle complex global challenges. "I am delighted that this partnership will also support the next generation of researchers through the Chellaram Scholars Programme." The programme arrives amid rising global concern about the links between diet, chronic disease, climate change, biodiversity loss, and animal welfare. It will support PhD students and early-career researchers, while a dedicated public and policy engagement strand aims to ensure that evidence reaches policymakers, industry leaders, and broader society. Lal Chellaram, founder and chairman of the Chellaram Foundation, said: "There are massive pressures on land and water resources as farming systems seek to satisfy a growing demand for meat in the modern diet, which is threatening to wreak irreparable damage to the environment. "Our health is being affected and there is evidence of animal suffering in the process. "The Oxford University programme funded by the Chellaram Foundation poses fundamental questions on how a transition towards plant-rich diets can be achieved to reverse this unsustainable trend. "With its reputation for research independence and excellence, its global influence and a world-class academic team, I am tremendously excited to be partnering with Oxford University in a programme which could have significant benefits for human health, animals and our planet." The Chellaram Foundation supports work spanning health, the environment, animal welfare, and education.