ArticleNutrients2020
Nutritional Quality and Health Effects of Low Environmental Impact Diets: The "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) Cohort.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Environmental Impact of Current Diets and Alternative Dietary Scenarios Worldwide: A Systematic Review.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Associations of daily diet-related greenhouse gas emissions with the incidence and mortality of chronic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.Epidemiology and health · 2023Pooled it
- REFRESH-daily: a short 10-item questionnaire for evaluating behavior change towards healthier and more environmentally sustainable diets.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- Environmental and economic impact of a vegan versus traditional mediterranean diet: OMNIVEG study.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Diets for Dual Cardiovascular and Planetary Health: A Scoping Review.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Brazilian Dietary Patterns and the Global Syndemic: Data from the CUME Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Greenhouse gas emissions in relation to micronutrient intake and implications of energy intake: a comparative analysis of different modeling approaches.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Exploring tradeoffs among diet quality and environmental impacts in self-selected diets: a population-based study.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
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- Food Systems Transformation for Child Health and Well-Being: The Essential Role of Dairy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
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Abstract
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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