Recent Trends in Dietary Habits of the Italian Population: Potential Impact on Health and the Environment.

ABSTRACT: Population growth, globalization, urbanization, and economic pressures are causing changes in food consumption all over the world. The study's aims are (1) to evaluate trends in food habits in Italy to highlight deviations from the traditional Mediterranean diet, (2) to analyze the features of the present Italian diet that should be modified to meet evidence-based global scientific targets for a healthy and sustainable diet proposed by the EAT-Lancet Commission. Trends in food availability for human consumption during the period 2000-2017 were assessed using the food balance sheets (FBSs). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission was estimated according to life cycle assessment (LCA) analyses. During the study period, the availability of animal fat and beef meat greatly declined (-58% and -32%, respe

SUBMITTER: Vitale M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7911362 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature