Pollinator Deficits, Food Consumption, and Consequences for Human Health: A Modeling Study.
Smith MR, Mueller ND, Springmann M, Sulser TB, Garibaldi LA, Gerber J, Wiebe K, Myers SS.
Environ Health Perspect. 2022 12. 130(12):127003. PMID: 36515549
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The Environmental Cost of Red Meat: Striking the Right Balance Between Nutrition and Nature.
Smith MR, Myers SS.
Am J Health Promot. 2022 06. 36(5):895-897. PMID: 35531997
Exploring connections between pollinator health and human health.
Garibaldi LA, Gomez Carella DS, Nabaes Jodar DN, Smith MR, Timberlake TP, Myers SS.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2022 06 20. 377(1853):20210158. PMID: 35491592
The São Paulo Declaration on Planetary Health.
Myers SS, Pivor JI, Saraiva AM.
Lancet. 2021 10 09. 398(10308):1299. PMID: 34624245
Sustaining planetary health through systems thinking: Public health's critical role.
Iyer HS, DeVille NV, Stoddard O, Cole J, Myers SS, Li H, Elliott EG, Jimenez MP, James P, Golden CD.
SSM Popul Health. 2021 Sep. 15:100844. PMID: 34179331
Food Systems as Drivers of Optimal Nutrition and Health: Complexities and Opportunities for Research and Implementation.
Madzorera I, Jaacks L, Paarlberg R, Herforth A, Bromage S, Ghosh S, Myers SS, Masters WA, Fawzi WW.
Curr Dev Nutr. 2021 May. 5(Suppl 3):nzab062. PMID: 34084996
Planetary health and the 2020 US election.
Frumkin H, Myers SS.
Lancet. 2020 10 10. 396(10257):1048-1050. PMID: 33007220
Author Correction: Increasing CO2 threatens human nutrition.
Myers SS, Zanobetti A, Kloog I, Huybers P, Leakey ADB, Bloom AJ, Carlisle E, Dietterich LH, Fitzgerald G, Hasegawa T, Holbrook NM, Nelson RL, Ottman MJ, Raboy V, Sakai H, Sartor KA, Schwartz J, Seneweera S, Tausz M, Usui Y.
Nature. 2019 Oct. 574(7778):E14. PMID: 31576054
The global effect of extreme weather events on nutrient supply: a superposed epoch analysis.
Park CS, Vogel E, Larson LM, Myers SS, Daniel M, Biggs BA.
Lancet Planet Health. 2019 10. 3(10):e429-e438. PMID: 31625515
Global Health Implications of Nutrient Changes in Rice Under High Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide.
Smith MR, Myers SS.
Geohealth. 2019 Jul. 3(7):190-200. PMID: 32159041
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Pollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing excess deaths
Inadequate pollination has led to a 3-5% loss of fruit, vegetable, and nut production and an estimated 427,000 excess deaths annually from lost healthy food consumption and associated diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers, according…
Harvard Chan School scientist shares expertise on climate change’s impact on nutrition in new book from Greta Thunberg
Samuel Myers of Harvard Chan School is among the contributors to The Climate Book, a new book created by environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
A call to action on planetary health
Planetary health experts from around the globe have issued a call to action charting a path forward to support a more equitable and resilient post-pandemic world.
How we’re harming the planet—and ourselves
Human-caused changes in the global environment, such as deforestation and air pollution, are increasingly threatening our own health and well-being, according to Harvard Chan School's Samuel Myers.
Commentary: Sharp differences between presidential candidates on environment will impact human health
The winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election will shape environmental policy that could have a significant impact on human health around the world, according to a September 29, 2020 commentary in The Lancet. The piece, co-authored by…