Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Food Consumption in Ireland-Informing a Transition to Sustainable Diets.

ABSTRACT: Dietary changes are required to mitigate the climatic impact of food consumption. Food consumption databases can support the development of sustainable food based dietary guidelines (SFBDG) when linked to environmental indicators. An improved knowledge base is crucial to the transition to sustainable diets, and multiple environmental indicators should be considered to ensure this transition is evidence based and accounts for trade-offs. The current study aimed to quantify the environmental impact of daily diets across population groups in Ireland. Nationally representative food consumption surveys for Irish children (NCFSII; 2017-2018), teenagers (NTFSII; 2019-2020), and adults (NANS; 2008-2010) were used in this analysis. Blue water use (L) and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe; kgCO_2</

SUBMITTER: Kirwan LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9958966 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature