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SynthesisNutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia2025

Enhancing sustainability competencies: A systematic review of educational interventions for dietitians and nutrition professionals.

Romina Lörzing, Tina Bartelmeß

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Synthesis in Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Dietitians as Connectors and Brokers in Food Systems Transformation: A Reflexive Perspective From a Regional Circularity Case Study.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Romina LörzingInstitute for Management in Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Law, Business and Economic, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-6659-1006
Tina BartelmeßJunior Professorship of Food Sociology, Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health, Campus Kulmbach, University of Bayreuth, Kulmbach, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2848-584X

Funding

University of Bayreuth
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThis study investigates how sustainability competencies are integrated into educational interventions for dietitians and nutrition professionals and examines pedagogical approaches employed, offering insight into how well these professionals are prepared to support the transition towards a sustainable food system.

methodsA systematic review was conducted using four electronic databases (PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science and ProQuest) and additional manual searches on 18 June 2024. Studies were included if they focused on educational interventions for dietitians and nutrition professionals that addressed sustainability competencies. Study quality was appraised using Johanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Results were narratively synthesised and tabulated.

resultsNineteen studies met the inclusion criteria. While certain sustainability competencies are addressed, competencies related to inter-personal, integration, intra-personal and futures-thinking remain underrepresented. Practical approaches with high potential for fostering sustainability competencies, such as project-/problem-based learning and place-based environmental education, were frequently implemented. These methods were often combined with less effective instructional strategies, such as traditional lecturing.

conclusionsEducation for dietitians and nutrition professionals should adopt a more comprehensive approach, integrating all sustainability competencies across the curriculum. Combining practical, experiential methods with traditional lecturing may enhance sustainability learning.

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Clinical CompetenceDieteticsNutritionistsProfessional CompetenceSustainable DevelopmentCurriculumHumanseducationnutritionistsprofessional competencesustainable development goals

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PMID40963456
PMCPMC12583897

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