Nutrition Challenges and Opportunities When Shifting to Plant-Based Diets

There has been a large increase in the number of people shifting towards more “plant-rich” dietary patterns over the past decade due to an interest in protecting the health of the planet as well as improving human health. A move towards plant-based diets is particularly prevalent in young people, and if these young people go on to have families, it follows that they would likely raise them eating the same dietary pattern.