Changes in Environmental Footprints Associated with Dietary Intake of Lebanese Adolescents Between the Years 1997 and 2009
| Autor: | Anas El Zouhbi, Marie Claire Chamieh, Nahla Hwalla, Lara Nasreddine, Farah Naja, Lamis Jomaa, Nada Abbas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Mediterranean diet
030309 nutrition & dietetics Geography Planning and Development Food consumption Psychological intervention TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine sustainable diets Environmental health Nutrition transition GE1-350 030212 general & internal medicine adolescents Lebanon 0303 health sciences Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Dietary intake Environmental sciences Geography trend Greenhouse gas Sustainability Food systems dietary intake environmental footprints |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 11 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 4519, p 4519 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su12114519 |
| Popis: | Despite global efforts to promote healthy and sustainable diets, the nutrition transition witnessed among adolescents worldwide poses serious threats to health and environmental sustainability. The present study aimed to assess the change in environmental footprints (EFPs) associated with dietary intakes of adolescents in Lebanon between 1997 and 2009. Data of Lebanese adolescents (10&ndash 19 years old) were drawn from national food consumption surveys during two time periods (1997, n = 451 2009, n = 527). Dietary assessments were conducted using 24-hour dietary recalls. EFP metrics, including water, energy and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), were derived using review of existing life-cycle analyses. All EFPs increased significantly between 1997 and 2009 meat and sugar-sweetened beverages were the top contributors to the increase in these EFPs. The changes in EFPs between the two years remained significant even after adjustment for energy and other correlates: water (&beta = 267.7, CI: 123.5 411.9) energy (&beta = 4.3, CI: 2.09 6.52) and GHG (&beta = 0.44, CI: 0.11 0.76). Findings show significant dietary shifts among adolescents that can threaten the environmental sustainability of Lebanese diets. Interventions across the food system are needed to promote adherence to healthy and sustainable diets among adolescents. |
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