What Environmental Metrics Are Used in Scientific Research to Estimate the Impact of Human Diets?

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Metrics drive diagnosis, and metrics will also drive our response to the challenge of climate change. Recognising how current scientific research defines and uses metrics of the environmental impact of human diets is essential to understand which foods, food groups, or dietary patterns are associated with a higher environmental impact.

Methods

This research, aided by artificial intelligence (AI), aimed to search, map, and synthesise current evidence on the commonly used definitions and metrics of the environmental impacts of human diets.

Results

We identified 466 studies measuring the environmental impact of diets. Most studies were from North American or European countries (67%), with data mainly from high-income countries (81%). Most studies di

SUBMITTER: Aceves-Martins M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11435316 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature