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Environmental Impacts
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Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 9 facts
claimLife-cycle analysis accounts for both direct and indirect impacts of food production, which explains why different foods have differentiated environmental impacts.
referenceClark M and Tilman D published a comparative analysis in Environmental Research Letters in 2017 regarding the environmental impacts of agricultural production systems, agricultural input efficiency, and food choice.
referenceEvidence linking environmental impacts to foods is derived from life-cycle analyses that record impacts across all stages of the food chain, including production, transport, processing, and consumption.
claimAnimal-based foods generally have greater environmental impacts than plant-based foods.
claimHigher-income countries have the highest intake levels of foods with high environmental and health impacts, and the highest levels of overweight and obesity.
measurementThe environmental impacts of global food demand increased by up to 14% between 2010 and 2018.
referenceSpringmann M, Wiebe K, Mason-D’Croz D, et al. analyzed the health and nutritional aspects of sustainable diet strategies and their environmental impacts in a 2018 global modelling analysis published in The Lancet Planetary Health.
referenceClark MA, Springmann M, Hill J, and Tilman D published research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2019 regarding the multiple health and environmental impacts of various foods.
claimAll food groups have environmental impacts, with animal source foods having particularly high impacts.
A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org Jan 12, 2022 3 facts
referenceCarvalho et al. (2013) studied the relationship between excessive meat consumption, diet quality, and environmental impacts in Brazil.
quoteA widely accepted definition of sustainable diets coined in 2010 states: "Sustainable diets are those diets with low environmental impacts which contribute to food and nutrition security and to a healthy life for present and future generations."
referenceVan Kernebeek et al. (2014) studied the effect of nutritional quality on comparing the environmental impacts of human diets.
Sustainable and healthy diet index (SHDI) unveils regional ... link.springer.com Sep 11, 2025 2 facts
claimThe integration of health and environmental impacts within the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) prevents the separate assessment of these two factors.
claimThe Planetary Health Diet (PHD) serves as a science-based target for investigating diet quality because it accounts for both health and environmental impacts.
Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
claimMost recommended dietary shifts are based on assessments of the degree to which food demand could simultaneously reduce climate emissions and other environmental impacts while improving human health outcomes, typically at the global level.
perspectiveA 2015 review of literature argued that there is a need for integrative assessments of the environmental, social, and economic impacts of foods and diets, noting that research has relied too heavily on environmental and health assessments while failing to accurately encapsulate economic and social dimensions.
[PDF] Changing dietary patterns is necessary to improve the sustainability ... pure.iiasa.ac.at 1 fact
claimWestern diets are associated with multiple environmental impacts and risks to human health.
Business Model Innovation: a Framework for Assessing Corporate ... link.springer.com Apr 18, 2025 1 fact
claimIn the context of the Sustainable Mirror Framework, 'impact' is defined as the effects of corporate activities, decisions, or phenomena on human and environmental systems, with a focus on balancing economic and environmental impacts while ensuring social and societal well-being.
A critical review of industrial fiber hemp anatomy, agronomic ... bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu 1 fact
referenceVan Der Werf, H. M. G. published 'Life cycle analysis of field production of fibre hemp, the effect of production practices on environmental impacts' in the journal Euphytica in 2004.
Changing dietary patterns is necessary to improve the sustainability ... sciencedirect.com Mar 10, 2022 1 fact
claimEuropean countries are gradually taking action to address the environmental impacts and health risks associated with Western diets.
How do the indices based on the EAT-Lancet recommendations ... medrxiv.org May 14, 2024 1 fact
referenceThe Agribalyse 3.1.1 database, developed by the French Agency for the Environment and Energy Management, provides reference data on the environmental impacts of agricultural and food products using the Life Cycle Assessment methodology.
Sustainability through business model innovation and climate ... nature.com Jan 20, 2025 1 fact
referenceHuang and Ichikohji (2023) assert that companies can identify new opportunities for value creation while minimizing negative environmental impacts and maximizing positive social outcomes by reimagining traditional business models.
Recent breakthroughs in the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass ... pubs.rsc.org Jun 7, 2025 1 fact
referenceK. Jiang, R. Xing, Z. Luo, W. Huang, F. Yi, Y. Men, N. Zhao, Z. Chang, J. Zhao, B. Pan, and G. Shen published 'Pollutant Emissions from Biomass Burning: A Review on Emission Characteristics, Environmental Impacts, and Research Perspectives' in Particuology in 2024.