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Overview
Overview
Rapid urbanization, shifting lifestyles, and environmental pressures have led to diets that are not only unhealthy, but also unsustainable. In cities like Jakarta, highly processed and resource-intensive foods have become the norm, contributing to rising non-communicable diseases and increasing our ecological footprint. Amid these challenges, there is a growing need to reimagine how we eat, not just for personal health, but for the planet’s well-being.
This concern created Eats-Up, a mobile application designed to help individuals assess the quality and sustainability of their diets. We aim to validate the app’s ability to inform users about the nutritional and environmental impact of their food, while also examining how people interact with the tool.
Our ambition is to empower everyday consumers—especially urban adults—to make informed, conscious choices that support both their health and the environment. By doing so, we hope to contribute to a broader shift toward healthier diets and more resilient, sustainable food systems.
Alignment with the EAT-Lancet Commission
Alignment with the EAT-Lancet Commission
This study aligns with the EAT-Lancet Commission’s key dimensions by promoting diets that are both nutritionally adequate and environmentally sustainable, emphasizing plant-based foods, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Progress is measured through validation of the app’s diet quality assessments (using HEI-2015), reductions in dietary GHG emissions, and improvements in users’ nutritional and health indicators (e.g., BMI, waist circumference). KPIs include user engagement levels, acceptance scores of app features, changes in diet quality scores, and reductions in calculated GHG emissions. Pre- and post-intervention data, along with statistical analyses, demonstrate advancements towards sustainable and healthy eating goals.
Key actors
Key actors
Participants (adults in Jakarta): adopt and experiment with recommended diets.
Healthcare professionals and nutritionists: Providing expert guidance and feedback for diet recommendations and app features.
Policymakers and health authorities: Supporting the integration of sustainable diet promotion into public health initiatives.
Technology partners: Ensuring the app’s functionality, usability, and data security.
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
The term "planetary healthy diet" remains unfamiliar among Indonesians, indicating a gap in awareness about sustainable diets aligned with environmental health. This highlights the need for education and communication strategies to bridge knowledge gaps, ensuring that concepts like sustainability and environmental impact become understandable and accessible for effective adoption in Indonesia’s diverse cultural context.
Next steps
Next steps
Develop targeted educational campaigns to raise awareness about the concept of planetary healthy diets and its benefits in Indonesia.
Enhance user engagement features within the application to promote sustained behavioral change and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
Collaborate with local government agencies, nutritionists, and environmental organizations to integrate the application into broader public health and sustainability programs.
Conduct larger-scale studies across diverse Indonesian populations to validate effectiveness and adapt content to cultural preferences, ensuring scalability and sustainability of the intervention.
For more information contact: Rachmi Il Mazahtira at rachmiilmazahtira@gmail.com
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