Nutritional quality and health effects of low environmental impact diets: The "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) Cohort
Current dietary patterns are negatively affecting both the environment and people’s health. Healthy diets are generally more environmentally friendly. However, few studies have focused on the health consequences of diets with low environmental impact. We analyzed differences in the dietary compos...
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| author | Fresan, U. (Ujue) Craig, W.J. (Winston J.) Martinez-Gonzalez, M.A. (Miguel Ángel) Bes-Rastrollo, M. (Maira) |
| author_facet | Fresan, U. (Ujue) Craig, W.J. (Winston J.) Martinez-Gonzalez, M.A. (Miguel Ángel) Bes-Rastrollo, M. (Maira) |
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| description | Current dietary patterns are negatively affecting both the environment and people’s health.
Healthy diets are generally more environmentally friendly. However, few studies have focused on
the health consequences of diets with low environmental impact. We analyzed differences in the
dietary composition (types of food, macro- and micro-nutrients) of those diets with high and low
environmental impact, according to greenhouse gas emission and resources use (water, land and
energy) using data from a Spanish cohort (17,387 participants), collected by means of a validated food
frequency questionnaire. Cox analyses were used to assess the association of dietary environmental
impact with total mortality risk. At a given level of energy intake, diets with lower environmental
impact contained higher amounts of plant-based foods and lower levels of animal-derived products.
Less polluting diets involved higher amounts of polyunsaturated fats and dietary fiber and lower
amounts of saturated fats and sodium. However, diets associated with less environmental damage
also contained more added sugars, but lower levels of vitamin B12, zinc and calcium. We did not
detect any association between dietary environmental impact and risk of mortality. Diets should
not only produce minimal environmental impact, but the maximum overall benefits for all key
dimensions encompassed in sustainable diets. |
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| spelling | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171-671962023-09-04T05:12:04Z Nutritional quality and health effects of low environmental impact diets: The "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) Cohort Fresan, U. (Ujue) Craig, W.J. (Winston J.) Martinez-Gonzalez, M.A. (Miguel Ángel) Bes-Rastrollo, M. (Maira) Low impact diet Mortality risk Nutritional quality Dietary environmental impact Land use Water use Energy use Greenhouse gas emission Current dietary patterns are negatively affecting both the environment and people’s health. Healthy diets are generally more environmentally friendly. However, few studies have focused on the health consequences of diets with low environmental impact. We analyzed differences in the dietary composition (types of food, macro- and micro-nutrients) of those diets with high and low environmental impact, according to greenhouse gas emission and resources use (water, land and energy) using data from a Spanish cohort (17,387 participants), collected by means of a validated food frequency questionnaire. Cox analyses were used to assess the association of dietary environmental impact with total mortality risk. At a given level of energy intake, diets with lower environmental impact contained higher amounts of plant-based foods and lower levels of animal-derived products. Less polluting diets involved higher amounts of polyunsaturated fats and dietary fiber and lower amounts of saturated fats and sodium. However, diets associated with less environmental damage also contained more added sugars, but lower levels of vitamin B12, zinc and calcium. We did not detect any association between dietary environmental impact and risk of mortality. Diets should not only produce minimal environmental impact, but the maximum overall benefits for all key dimensions encompassed in sustainable diets. 2023-08-31T08:36:37Z 2023-08-31T08:36:37Z 2020 info:eu-repo/semantics/article https://hdl.handle.net/10171/67196 eng info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ISCIII/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016 (ISCIII)/PI17%2F01795/ES/ESTUDIO DE LA OBESIDAD COMO FACTOR DE RIESGO DE MORTALIDAD Y SU PREVENCION MEDIANTE RECOMENDACIONES DIETETICAS: ANALISIS LONGITUDINAL DE LA COHORTE SUN info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER)/CB12%2F03%2F30017/ES/INCORPORACION GRUPOS CIBER FISIOPATOLOGIA DE LA OBESIDAD Y NUTRICION (CIBER OBN) info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf MDPI AG |
| spellingShingle | Low impact diet Mortality risk Nutritional quality Dietary environmental impact Land use Water use Energy use Greenhouse gas emission Fresan, U. (Ujue) Craig, W.J. (Winston J.) Martinez-Gonzalez, M.A. (Miguel Ángel) Bes-Rastrollo, M. (Maira) Nutritional quality and health effects of low environmental impact diets: The "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) Cohort |
| title | Nutritional quality and health effects of low environmental impact diets: The "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) Cohort |
| title_full | Nutritional quality and health effects of low environmental impact diets: The "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) Cohort |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional quality and health effects of low environmental impact diets: The "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) Cohort |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional quality and health effects of low environmental impact diets: The "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) Cohort |
| title_short | Nutritional quality and health effects of low environmental impact diets: The "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) Cohort |
| title_sort | nutritional quality and health effects of low environmental impact diets: the "seguimiento universidad de navarra" (sun) cohort |
| topic | Low impact diet Mortality risk Nutritional quality Dietary environmental impact Land use Water use Energy use Greenhouse gas emission |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/67196 |
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