The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has determined that unhealthy eating habits generate $8 trillion in hidden costs in global agri-food systems each year.
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According to the FAO report on the State of Food and Agriculture in the World 2024 (SOFA), covering 156 countries, hidden costs in global agri-food systems amount to approximately $12 trillion per year. About 70 percent of these costs, $8.1 trillion, come from unhealthy eating habits. These habits lead to worrying diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes, while increasing the costs of environmental degradation and social inequalities.
Global costs are mainly observed in the more industrialized agri-food systems of middle- and high-income countries.
In this context, FAO identifies 13 nutritional risk factors when examining health effects, including insufficient consumption of cereals, fruits and vegetables, excessive sodium consumption and high consumption of red and processed meats.
