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Texas (RFD News) — Growing use of glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, weight-loss drugs could reshape food demand across agriculture as consumers eat less and change what they buy. Terrain specialty crop analyst Matt Woolf says producers should begin factoring those shifts into long-term decisions as adoption expands

Western diets—chock-full of fat, sugars, and red meat—are notoriously unhealthy. The production of these foods, which often contributes to habitat loss and greenhouse gas emissions, isn’t exactly great for the planet either. So in 2025 the EAT Foundation teamed up with The Lancet to imagine a better world. 

Food systems are a major contributor to exceeding planetary boundaries1,2,3 and poor quality diets are a key mortality risk globally4. Projected population and income growth could exacerbate these challenges5. In response, there are calls for transformation towards healthy and sustainable food systems6,7,8. However, the scale and distribution of the impacts of this transformation on agriculture are…