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economic outcomes

Also known as: economic outcomes, economic outcome

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Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable ... frontiersin.org Frontiers 14 facts

measurementA total of 46 economic outcomes were analyzed across publications included in the review: 56.5% (n = 26) were food price/cost, 15.2% (n = 7) were economy-level outcomes, 13.0% (n = 6) were healthcare costs, 6.5% (n = 3) were productivity costs, and 4.3% (n = 2) were employment-related outcomes.

measurementOf the publications reviewed, 17 (40.5%) examined only environment and economic outcomes, five (11.9%) examined health and environment outcomes, and one (2.4%) examined health and economic outcomes.

referenceThe paper 'Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable...' reviewed studies published between January 2015 and December 2021 that examined dietary patterns in relation to at least two of four thematic pillars: planetary health (climate change, environmental quality, natural resource impacts), human health and disease, economic outcomes (diet cost/affordability), and social outcomes (wages, working conditions, culturally relevant diets).

claimThe four major dimensions of sustainable healthy diets are planetary health, human health, economic outcomes, and social outcomes, though integrating all four into studies of dietary change remains a significant challenge.

measurementAmong the 46 economic-related outcomes analyzed in the 42 reviewed papers, the most frequent categories were food price/cost (56.5%), economy-level cost (15.2%), and healthcare cost (13.0%).

measurementIn a review of 42 papers regarding sustainability pillars in food systems, 13 papers (31.0%) examined health, environment, and economic outcomes; four papers (9.5%) examined environment, economic, and social outcomes; one paper (2.4%) examined health, environment, and social outcomes; and no papers examined health, economic, and social outcomes.

procedureThe research team developed six categories for economic outcomes: food price/cost, economy-level cost, healthcare cost, productivity cost, employment, or other.

measurementThe 42 papers reviewed captured 132 outcomes related to the environment, 95 related to health, 46 related to economics, and 6 related to social issues.

claimThe paper (the source text) explores the extent to which recent literature integrates planetary health, human health, economic outcomes, and social outcomes in its analysis of dietary change.

claimEconomic, environment, and health outcomes were the most widely represented sustainability pillars measured across all publication years in the reviewed literature.

claimThe main economic outcomes analyzed in the reviewed sustainable diet publications involve comparing the price or cost of a reference diet with an optimized diet.

claimNone of the 42 publications included in the review analyzed all four pillars of sustainability (economic, environment, health, and social) simultaneously.

measurementIn the 42 papers reviewed, 81.0% (N = 34) analyzed at least one environment and one economic outcome, 45.2% (N = 19) examined at least one health and one environment outcome, and 33.3% examined at least one health and one economic outcome.

measurementNo publications among the 42 papers reviewed incorporated all four pillars of sustainability, which are defined as health, environment, economic, and social outcomes.

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claimSustainable healthy diets are defined by four major dimensions: planetary health, human health, economic outcomes, and social outcomes, which have been agreed upon in broad outline.