Food Sustainability Knowledge, Attitudes, and Dietary Habits among Students and Professionals of the Health Sciences.

ABSTRACT: The importance of a sustainable diet is an emerging concept within sustainable food systems. Food systems emit 30% of greenhouse gases, which needs to change. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and habits of students and professionals in the health sciences regarding a sustainable diet, comparing these to the Spanish population. We further aimed to analyse the consistency between the knowledge and attitudes of these individuals and their dietary habits and analyse the consumption of different food groups that are typical of a sustainable diet. A survey was completed by a total of 415 participants, both university students in the health sciences and health professionals. These two groups were more knowledgeable of sustainable diets than the genera

SUBMITTER: Irazusta-Garmendia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180935 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature