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A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org Jan 12, 2022 11 facts
measurementIn a scoping review of indicators for sustainable healthy diets, land use was the third most frequently measured environmental indicator, appearing in 36 instances.
referencede Ruiter et al. (2018) conducted a micronutrient assessment of UK diets and land use, moving beyond simple calorie and protein metrics.
claimA sustainability score derived from greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), land use, and fossil fuels was justified by Van Dooren et al. (2014) because it incorporates the most important contributors to the environmental impacts of agricultural production.
measurementAgricultural production is responsible for 40% of global land use and 70% of fresh water withdrawals, according to Foley et al. (2005) and Molden (2013).
claimResearch on the environmental effects of diets has primarily focused on greenhouse gases, land use, and water use, though measures for eutrophication, acidification, nitrogen and phosphorus use, and biodiversity are also utilized.
claimBiodiversity, defined as the variety and variability of living organisms in a given area, is most commonly assessed through indicators of species loss from land use, followed by biodiversity damage potential and extinction rate.
claimThe GHGE-Land Use score is considered a strong indicator for assessing the environmental impacts of dietary patterns because greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) are a commonly accepted indicator and land use changes serve as a good proxy for biodiversity, according to van Dooren and Aiking (2016).
claimCommonly used indicators for assessing land use in sustainable diet studies include total land use, land occupation, cropland use, ecological footprint, and nature occupation.
measurementLand use, defined as the designated use of land by humans such as cropland, grazeland, and forest management, accounted for 14% of environmental indicators (n = 36) in the reviewed studies.
referenceA literature review by Van Dooren et al. (2018a) examined 55 different indicators for assessing the environmental impacts of diets and concluded that greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and land use fulfilled most criteria necessary for addressing the environmental impact of diets.
claimGreenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) are often used as a proxy for other environmental impacts because they are frequently highly correlated with phenomena such as eutrophication, acidification, and land use.
How do the indices based on the EAT-Lancet recommendations ... medrxiv.org May 14, 2024 3 facts
claimEAT-Lancet recommendations are associated with significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and land use.
measurementThe Agribalyse 3.1.1 database utilizes 14 specific metrics to assess environmental impact: greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO2 eq), exposure ionizing radiation (kg U235 eq), photochemical ozone formation (kg NMVOC eq), ozone depletion (Freon-11), emission of particulate matter (mortality due to particulate matter emissions), acidification (mol H+ eq), terrestrial eutrophication (mol N eq), freshwater eutrophication (kg P eq), marine eutrophication (kg N eq), freshwater ecotoxicity (CTUe), water use (m3 world eq), land use (loss of soil organic matter content in kg carbon deficit), fossils resource use (MJ), and metals and minerals resource use (kg Sb eq).
measurementFood systems contribute 34% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and 70% of freshwater consumption, while also contributing to resource depletion, pollution, land use, and biodiversity loss.
Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable ... frontiersin.org 3 facts
measurementAmong the 132 environment-related outcomes analyzed in the 42 reviewed papers, the most frequent categories were climate change (33.3%), land use (15.2%), and water use (13.6%).
claimEnvironmental indicators that have existed the longest in the literature and have been the most frequently analyzed are climate-related outcomes, specifically GHG emissions (33.3%), land use (15.2%), and water use (13.6%).
referenceAleksandrowicz et al. (2016) conducted a systematic review on the impacts of dietary change on greenhouse gas emissions, land use, water use, and health.
Editorial: Local, traditional and indigenous food systems in the 21st ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimParticipants in the Ahmed et al. study identified environmental concerns, including changes in weather patterns, land-use, and water quality, that could negatively impact the benefits of wild food environments.
Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 1 fact
claimThe environmental impacts of the food system are increasing, as evidenced by data comparing 2010 and 2018 metrics for greenhouse gas emissions, land use, fresh-water use, and nitrogen and phosphorus application.
Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants and Their Indigenous ... scirp.org 1 fact
claimLand use in the study district includes cultivated land, forests, bushes, shrubs, grazing lands, water bodies, and residential areas.
The traditional use of wild edible plants in pastoral and agro ... link.springer.com Feb 23, 2023 1 fact
measurementThe land use in Mieso District consists of 11.5% arable land, 10.7% crop land, 23.7% cultivable land (if water is available), 9% grazing land, 8.9% pasture, and 28.7% forest, out of a total land area of 196,026 ha.