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Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable ... frontiersin.org 4 facts
claimStudies were included if they explicitly examined diets in relation to at least two outcome domains, but were excluded if they only discussed those domains without analyzing them explicitly.
perspectiveMetrics to measure cultural acceptability in diets need to be developed further to account for traditional foods and foods important to specific regions.
claimThere are significant methodological challenges in integrating the four fundamental facets of sustainability (environmental, health, economic, and social) where diets link human and planetary health.
referenceThoma et al. published 'Life cycle assessment of food systems and diets' in the book 'Food Systems Modelling', edited by Peters and Thilmany, published by Elsevier in Amsterdam in 2022.
A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org Jan 12, 2022 2 facts
referenceHarris et al. (2020) conducted a global systematic review and meta-analysis on the water footprint of diets.
measurementThirty-three articles, representing 32% of the sample reviewed, assessed the sustainability of diets using sociocultural indicators.
A Consensus Proposal for Nutritional Indicators to Assess ... - Frontiers frontiersin.org 2 facts
referenceDuchin, F. authored the paper 'Sustainable consumption of food: a framework for analyzing scenarios about changes in diets,' published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology in 2005.
claimThe authors of the study aim to formulate recommendations for cross-sectoral policy instruments to improve the sustainability of diets and food systems by using indicators across environmental, economic, and sociocultural dimensions.
Nutritional potential of underutilized edible plant species in coffee ... link.springer.com Apr 23, 2021 1 fact
referencePowell B, Thilsted SH, Ickowitz A, Termote C, Sunderland T, and Herforth A published 'Improving diets with wild and cultivated biodiversity from across the landscape' in 2015 in the journal Food Security.
How do we know what they ate? - The Australian Museum australian.museum Oct 21, 2020 1 fact
claimEarly human ancestors required significant feeding time to meet energy requirements because their diets consisted primarily of low-nutrient plant material.
An ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants in Taishan County ... frontiersin.org Jul 10, 2025 1 fact
referenceW. et al. (2019) published a study titled 'The potential of neglected and underutilized species for improving diets and nutrition' in Planta, volume 250, pages 709–729.
Dietary Guidelines and Quality - Principles of Nutritional Assessment nutritionalassessment.org 1 fact
perspectiveFuture developments in food-based dietary guidelines and diet quality metrics are expected to increasingly incorporate concerns regarding the environmental sustainability of diets and food systems.
Reviewing the Prehistoric Menu | American Scientist americanscientist.org 1 fact
perspectiveDiets based on specific rationales or principles are likely a modern development, as people in the past consumed whatever food was available to them.
The Western Diet: Processed Foods and Meats Are Killing Us sentientmedia.org Jan 10, 2019 1 fact
measurementApproximately 45 million people, or 15% of the US population, experiment with different diets annually.
The Evolutionary Impact of Dietary Shifts on Physical and Cognitive ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
referenceValente's research in BMC Genet (Vol 16) explores the relationship between lifestyles, diets, and genetic adaptations in humans.
Wild edible plants for food security, dietary diversity, and nutraceuticals frontiersin.org Nov 27, 2025 1 fact
measurementAfshin et al. (2019) attributed 20% of premature disease-related deaths and rising healthcare costs to poor quality diets.
Multicriteria Measures to Assess the Sustainability of Diets academic.oup.com Jun 28, 2024 1 fact
claimThe study titled 'Multicriteria Measures to Assess the Sustainability of Diets' aimed to identify and summarize the multicriteria measures used to assess the sustainability characteristics of diets reported at the individual level.
Modern Diet and its Impact on Human Health - Longdom Publishing longdom.org 1 fact
claimDiverse food systems and diets associated with different ways of life affect human physical activity levels, body composition, physique, life expectancy, and disease patterns, including cancer.
Dietary diversity insufficiently explains differences in prevalence of ... journals.plos.org 1 fact
referenceAdegboye O, Smith C, Anang D, and Moda H published a study in 2015 in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition titled 'Comparing and contrasting three cultural food customs from Nigeria and analyzing the nutrient content of diets from these cultures with the aim of proffering nutritional intervention.'
Measuring Adherence to Sustainable Healthy Diets - ResearchGate researchgate.net 1 fact
claimA range of metrics, such as the Diet Quality Index, has been developed to measure the healthiness of diets.