ReviewNutrients2023
Modern Diets and the Health of Our Planet: An Investigation into the Environmental Impacts of Food Choices.
Review in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Carbon footprint of food production: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Mediterranean Diet, Obesity-Related Metabolic Cardiovascular Disorders, and Environmental Sustainability: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Nutrient and Discretionary Food Intake in Vegan Adult Australians: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrition bulletin · 2026Article
- Linking diet and planetary health: psychometric evaluation of the climatarian diet adherence scale.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Environmental footprint implications of guideline-based dietary transition in China: carbon, water, and interprovincial transfer effects.NPJ science of food · 2026Article
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- A Novel Chronotype-Based Mediterranean Diet Pyramid: An Updated Representation by the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE) and the Italian Society of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition (ADI).Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- Development of an AI-Driven Computational Framework for Integrated Dietary Pattern Assessment: A Simulation-Based Proof-of-Concept Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Environmental footprint of a low-fat vegan diet and Mediterranean diet: a secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2026Article
- Sustainable nutrition systems with alternative proteins for low-impact food future.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
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- Explanatory AI Predicts the Diet Adopted Based on Nutritional and Lifestyle Habits in the Spanish Population.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Nature of the Association between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cervical Cancer and Its Potential Therapeutic Implications.Nutrients · 2024Review
- An Affordable and Sustainable Thrifty-Like Meal Plan, FoodRx, That Meets the Recommended Dietary Allowances.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2024Article
- Dietary Patterns Associated with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Comparing The Mediterranean and The Japanese Dietary Pattern in Relation to Longevity - A Narrative Review.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2024Review
- Socio-demographic determinants of dietary choices and their impact on health in Spanish adults.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Editorial: Ethical and sustainable food choice: drivers and health effects.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Breeding for improved digestibility and processing of lignocellulosic biomass inFrontiers in plant science · 2024Review
- The Role of Hemp (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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3 authors.
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Abstract
Popular modern diets are often seen as a panacea for improving health and promoting weight reduction. While there is a large body of literature reporting the health benefits of popular diets, few studies have described their planetary benefits. Our investigation aims to evaluate the simultaneous impacts of six popular diets within the United States on both human and planetary health. Using carbon footprint databases and representative meal plans, the environmental and health-related impacts of the Standard American, Mediterranean, vegan, paleo, keto, and climatarian diets are compared using the currently available literature. Results indicate that diets that exhibit lower carbon footprints also have positive effects on human health. The diets found to have the lowest environmental impacts were the vegan, climatarian, and Mediterranean diets. These low-carbon-footprint diets can likely be attributed to a reduced reliance on ruminant meat (cattle and sheep) and processed food consumption, while diets with high carbon footprints are more dependent on ruminant meat and saturated fat. Moderate consumption of meats such as chicken, pork, and fish in conjunction with an emphasis on locally grown fruits and vegetables can be maintained without adversely affecting the planetary carbon footprint and with the added benefit of promoting good health. Thus, making simple substitutions within each individual's diet can be advertised as an effective approach to collectively lower the environmental impact in tandem with improving health and longevity.
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