Food biodiversity is likely to benefit both human health and agrifood systems. To assess food biodiversity, this epidemiological study proposes the use of dietary species richness, which is highly heterogeneous—both between and within countries—and is associated with lower rates of mortality in Europe and similar levels of micronutrient adequacy in low- and middle-income countries, as opposed to other classical indices.
- Giles T. Hanley-Cook
- Jill Deygers
- Carl Lachat
