On October 3, EAT and The Lancet launched the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission, a major scientific update to one of the most widely cited food systems reports of the past decade.

Following the release of the report, food systems expert and author, Emily King (Spira) will host an online conversation with public health expert Dr Kelly Garton (University of Auckland) about the Report and what it means for food systems work in Aotearoa, New Zealand to coincide with World Food Day.

Dr. Kelly Garton is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Population Health. Her research focusses on the commercial determinants of health both globally and in Aotearoa New Zealand. She studies the regulation of food environments (e.g. through taxes, labelling, product standards, and marketing restrictions), in particular how the underlying political economy enables or constrains policy change.

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More about the EAT-Lancet Commission

Publishing in The Lancet and launching at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum, the 2025 Commission addresses a critical question: how to feed a growing population within planetary boundaries, while putting justice and equity at the center of food systems transformation.

Building on the landmark 2019 EAT-Lancet report, the new Commission provides an updated review of what constitutes a healthy, sustainable and just food system in the context of today’s scientific, social, and environmental realities. It also draws on new evidence in the fields of dietary health, food systems’ impact on planetary boundaries, agricultural and livestock practices, economic modelling, and social justice.

The new report emphasizes cultural diversity and the importance of adapting healthy diets to regional and local contexts. A new focus on food justice expands the framework to include equity and human rights across the entire food system.

The Commission includes scenario-based modelling similar to IPCC climate pathways, to map out practical transitions to healthy, sustainable and just food futures.

The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission is the result of a three-year collaboration among 24 Commissioners from 17 countries. It represents a rare convergence of expertise in human health, agriculture, political science, behavioral science, food justice, and environmental sustainability. The Commission is co-chaired by Walter Willet, Johan Rockström, and Shakuntala Thilsted.