ArticlePublic health nutrition2024
The environmental impact of beef and ultra-processed food consumption in Brazil.
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- Ten years of the The Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population: history, science and policy.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2025Review
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- Purchase of food from the new staple food basket in low-income Brazilian households.Revista de saude publica · 2025Article
- Consumption of Meat in Brazil: A Perspective on Social Inequalities and Food and Nutrition Security.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Differences in the cost and environmental impact between the current diet in Brazil and healthy and sustainable diets: a modeling study.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThis study evaluated the independent and combined environmental impacts of the consumption of beef and ultra-processed foods in Brazil.
designCross-sectional study.
settingBrazil.
participantsWe used food purchases data from a national household budget survey conducted between July 2017 and July 2018, representing all Brazilian households. Food purchases were converted into energy, carbon footprints and water footprints. Multiple linear regression models were used to assess the association between quintiles of beef and ultra-processed foods in total energy purchases and the environmental footprints, controlling for sociodemographic variables.
resultsBoth beef and ultra-processed foods had a significant linear association with carbon and water footprints (
conclusionsAlthough the environmental footprints associated with beef consumption are higher, dietary patterns with lower consumption of beef and ultra-processed foods combined showed the greatest reduction in carbon and water footprints in Brazil. The high consumption of beef and ultra-processed foods is harmful to human health, as well as to the environment; thus, their reduction is beneficial to both.
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