Ty Beal

Aug 29, 2024 | thelancet.com | Simone Passarelli |Ty Beal

IntroductionMicronutrient deficiencies are among the most common forms of malnutrition globally.1,2 A key pathway to micronutrient deficiencies is through inadequate intake of essential nutrients such as iron, zinc, vitamin A, iodine, and folate, among others, with deficiency in each nutrient having its own public health consequences.

May 28, 2024 | businessfightspoverty.org | Ty Beal |Valerie M Friesen |Zahid Torres-Rahman

As the world grapples with the urgent need to protect human health, combat climate change, and protect biodiversity, the foods we eat have come under scrutiny. Unhealthy diets are a major contributor to the global burden of disease. And food systems are a major contributor to climate change and environmental destruction. Deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals (often called micronutrients) are widespread globally.

May 7, 2024 | foodtank.com | Ty Beal |Valerie M Friesen

1 Articles0 Comments Ty Beal and Valerie Friesen members of the Nutritious and Safe Foods Definition Working Group

Oct 26, 2023 | nature.com | Ty Beal

Simple dietary changes could cut carbon footprints, but the impact on other aspects of environmental sustainability and nutrition must be carefully considered. Grummon et al.3 simulated how substituting high-carbon foods with low-carbon alternatives within the same food group could improve the climate and health impacts of US diets.

Jul 3, 2023 | agfundernews.com | Ty Beal

Dr. Ty Beal is a research advisor on the knowledge leadership team at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).  The views expressed in this guest article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of AgFunderNews. In 2019, EAT-Lancet published a landmark report on the healthiest and most climate-friendly diet. But does this ‘planetary health’ diet provide sufficient micronutrients without fortification or supplementation?