Dietary differences amplify the water stress impacts of virtual water trade in the yellow river basin.

Dandan Ren, Huiran Mao, Dengpan Xiao, Yang Lu, Xiaoren Xu, Qingtao Ma, Liang Wang

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Dandan RenCollege of Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China.

Huiran MaoCollege of Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China.

Dengpan XiaoHebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China.

Yang LuHebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China.

Xiaoren XuCollege of Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China.

Qingtao MaSchool of Land Science and Space Planning / Hebei International Joint Research Center for Remote Sensing of Agricultural Drought Monitoring, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China. qtma@sjziam.ac.cn.

Liang WangCollege of Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China. wangliang.cn@163.com.

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Hebei GEO University BQ2024046National Natural Science Foundation of China 42207551Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2024QD163the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Program of the Ministry of Education 24YJA63008the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Program of the Ministry of Education 24YJCZH362

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Abstract

Understanding the implications of dietary consumption and food trade for water resources is essential for sustainable development in water-scarce regions. In this study, we quantified the dietary virtual water use (DVWU) and trade flows associated with food production and consumption across the upstream, midstream, and downstream regions of the Yellow River Basin (YRB), with explicit consideration of urban-rural dietary differences. We then evaluated how virtual water transfers in the food trade affect regional water stress. The results revealed that, in 2020, grain-based diets accounted for 28.32% more DVWU than animal-based diets in the YRB. Upstream residents had the highest per capita DVWU (312.3 m

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DietRiversWater SupplyAnimalsChinaCommerceFood SupplyHumansWater ResourcesFood–water nexusUrban–rural dietary differencesVirtual waterWater stress

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PMID41436510

DOI10.1038/s41598-025-28020-7

PMCPMC12727776

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