Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level index

Background Research related to sustainable diets is is highly relevant to provide better understanding of the impact of dietary intake on the health and the environment. Aim To assess the association between the adherence to an energy-restricted Mediterranean diet and the amount of CO2 emitted in an...

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Autores: García, Silvia, Bouzas, Cristina, Mateos, David, Pastor, Rosario, Álvarez Álvarez, Laura, Rubín García, María, Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel, 1957-, Salas Salvadó, Jordi, Corella Piquer, Dolores, Goday Arnó, Albert, Martínez, J. Alfredo, 1957-, Alonso Gómez, Ángel M., Wärnberg, Julia, Vioque, Jesús, Romaguera, Dora, López Miranda, José, Estruch Riba, Ramon, Tinahones, Francisco J., Lapetra, José, Serra Majem, Lluís, Riquelme Gallego, Blanca, Pintó Sala, Xavier, Gaforio, José J., Matía Martín, Pilar, Vidal i Cortada, Josep, Vázquez, Clotilde, Daimiel, Lidia, Ros Rahola, Emilio, Bes Rastrollo, Maira, Guillem Saiz, Patricia, Nishi, Stephanie K., Cabanes, Robert, Abete, Itziar, Goicolea Güemez, Leire, Gómez Gracia, Enrique, Signes Pastor, Antonio J., Colom, Antoni, García Ríos, Antonio, Castro-Barquero, Sara, Fernández García, José C., Santos Lozano, José Manuel, Vázquez Ruiz, Zenaida, Sorlí, José V., Pascual, Maria, Castañer, Olga, Zulet, M. Angeles, Vaquero Luna, Jessica, Basterra Gortari, F. Javier, Babio, Nancy, Ciurana, Ramon, Martín Sánchez, Vicente, Tur, Josep A.
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Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palabra clave:Alimentació
Impacte ambiental
Diòxid de carboni
Persones grans
Diet
Environmental impact
Carbon dioxide
Older people
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spelling Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level indexGarcía, SilviaBouzas, CristinaMateos, DavidPastor, RosarioÁlvarez Álvarez, LauraRubín García, MaríaMartínez-González, Miguel Ángel, 1957-Salas Salvadó, JordiCorella Piquer, DoloresGoday Arnó, AlbertMartínez, J. Alfredo, 1957-Alonso Gómez, Ángel M.Wärnberg, JuliaVioque, JesúsRomaguera, DoraLópez Miranda, JoséEstruch Riba, RamonTinahones, Francisco J.Lapetra, JoséSerra Majem, LluísRiquelme Gallego, BlancaPintó Sala, XavierGaforio, José J.Matía Martín, PilarVidal i Cortada, JosepVázquez, ClotildeDaimiel, LidiaRos Rahola, EmilioBes Rastrollo, MairaGuillem Saiz, PatriciaNishi, Stephanie K.Cabanes, RobertAbete, ItziarGoicolea Güemez, LeireGómez Gracia, EnriqueSignes Pastor, Antonio J.Colom, AntoniGarcía Ríos, AntonioCastro-Barquero, SaraFernández García, José C.Santos Lozano, José ManuelVázquez Ruiz, ZenaidaSorlí, José V.Pascual, MariaCastañer, OlgaZulet, M. AngelesVaquero Luna, JessicaBasterra Gortari, F. JavierBabio, NancyCiurana, RamonMartín Sánchez, VicenteTur, Josep A.AlimentacióImpacte ambientalDiòxid de carboniPersones gransDietEnvironmental impactCarbon dioxideOlder peopleBackground Research related to sustainable diets is is highly relevant to provide better understanding of the impact of dietary intake on the health and the environment. Aim To assess the association between the adherence to an energy-restricted Mediterranean diet and the amount of CO2 emitted in an older adult population. Design and population Using a cross-sectional design, the association between the adherence to an energy-reduced Mediterranean Diet (erMedDiet) score and dietary CO2 emissions in 6646 participants was assessed. Methods Food intake and adherence to the erMedDiet was assessed using validated food frequency questionnaire and 17-item Mediterranean questionnaire. Sociodemographic characteristics were documented. Environmental impact was calculated through greenhouse gas emissions estimations, specifically CO2 emissions of each participant diet per day, using a European database. Participants were distributed in quartiles according to their estimated CO2 emissions expressed in kg/day: Q1 (<= 2.01 kg CO2), Q2 (2.02-2.34 kg CO2), Q3 (2.35-2.79 kg CO2) and Q4 (>= 2.80 kg CO2). Results More men than women induced higher dietary levels of CO2 emissions. Participants reporting higher consumption of vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, whole cereals, preferring white meat, and having less consumption of red meat were mostly emitting less kg of CO2 through diet. Participants with higher adherence to the Mediterranean Diet showed lower odds for dietary CO2 emissions: Q2 (OR 0.87; 95%CI: 0.76-1.00), Q3 (OR 0.69; 95%CI: 0.69-0.79) and Q4 (OR 0.48; 95%CI: 0.42-0.55) vs Q1 (reference). Conclusions The Mediterranean diet can be environmentally protective since the higher the adherence to the Mediterranean diet, the lower total dietary CO2 emissions. Mediterranean Diet index may be used as a pollution level index.Springer Science and Business Media LLC2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/193466Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL))reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-022-00956-7Environmental Health, 2023, vol. 22, num. 1, p. 1https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-022-00956-7cc by (c) García, Silvia et al., 2023http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1934662026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level index
title Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level index
spellingShingle Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level index
García, Silvia
Alimentació
Impacte ambiental
Diòxid de carboni
Persones grans
Diet
Environmental impact
Carbon dioxide
Older people
title_short Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level index
title_full Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level index
title_fullStr Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level index
title_full_unstemmed Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level index
title_sort Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level index
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García, Silvia
Bouzas, Cristina
Mateos, David
Pastor, Rosario
Álvarez Álvarez, Laura
Rubín García, María
Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel, 1957-
Salas Salvadó, Jordi
Corella Piquer, Dolores
Goday Arnó, Albert
Martínez, J. Alfredo, 1957-
Alonso Gómez, Ángel M.
Wärnberg, Julia
Vioque, Jesús
Romaguera, Dora
López Miranda, José
Estruch Riba, Ramon
Tinahones, Francisco J.
Lapetra, José
Serra Majem, Lluís
Riquelme Gallego, Blanca
Pintó Sala, Xavier
Gaforio, José J.
Matía Martín, Pilar
Vidal i Cortada, Josep
Vázquez, Clotilde
Daimiel, Lidia
Ros Rahola, Emilio
Bes Rastrollo, Maira
Guillem Saiz, Patricia
Nishi, Stephanie K.
Cabanes, Robert
Abete, Itziar
Goicolea Güemez, Leire
Gómez Gracia, Enrique
Signes Pastor, Antonio J.
Colom, Antoni
García Ríos, Antonio
Castro-Barquero, Sara
Fernández García, José C.
Santos Lozano, José Manuel
Vázquez Ruiz, Zenaida
Sorlí, José V.
Pascual, Maria
Castañer, Olga
Zulet, M. Angeles
Vaquero Luna, Jessica
Basterra Gortari, F. Javier
Babio, Nancy
Ciurana, Ramon
Martín Sánchez, Vicente
Tur, Josep A.
author García, Silvia
author_facet García, Silvia
Bouzas, Cristina
Mateos, David
Pastor, Rosario
Álvarez Álvarez, Laura
Rubín García, María
Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel, 1957-
Salas Salvadó, Jordi
Corella Piquer, Dolores
Goday Arnó, Albert
Martínez, J. Alfredo, 1957-
Alonso Gómez, Ángel M.
Wärnberg, Julia
Vioque, Jesús
Romaguera, Dora
López Miranda, José
Estruch Riba, Ramon
Tinahones, Francisco J.
Lapetra, José
Serra Majem, Lluís
Riquelme Gallego, Blanca
Pintó Sala, Xavier
Gaforio, José J.
Matía Martín, Pilar
Vidal i Cortada, Josep
Vázquez, Clotilde
Daimiel, Lidia
Ros Rahola, Emilio
Bes Rastrollo, Maira
Guillem Saiz, Patricia
Nishi, Stephanie K.
Cabanes, Robert
Abete, Itziar
Goicolea Güemez, Leire
Gómez Gracia, Enrique
Signes Pastor, Antonio J.
Colom, Antoni
García Ríos, Antonio
Castro-Barquero, Sara
Fernández García, José C.
Santos Lozano, José Manuel
Vázquez Ruiz, Zenaida
Sorlí, José V.
Pascual, Maria
Castañer, Olga
Zulet, M. Angeles
Vaquero Luna, Jessica
Basterra Gortari, F. Javier
Babio, Nancy
Ciurana, Ramon
Martín Sánchez, Vicente
Tur, Josep A.
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Mateos, David
Pastor, Rosario
Álvarez Álvarez, Laura
Rubín García, María
Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel, 1957-
Salas Salvadó, Jordi
Corella Piquer, Dolores
Goday Arnó, Albert
Martínez, J. Alfredo, 1957-
Alonso Gómez, Ángel M.
Wärnberg, Julia
Vioque, Jesús
Romaguera, Dora
López Miranda, José
Estruch Riba, Ramon
Tinahones, Francisco J.
Lapetra, José
Serra Majem, Lluís
Riquelme Gallego, Blanca
Pintó Sala, Xavier
Gaforio, José J.
Matía Martín, Pilar
Vidal i Cortada, Josep
Vázquez, Clotilde
Daimiel, Lidia
Ros Rahola, Emilio
Bes Rastrollo, Maira
Guillem Saiz, Patricia
Nishi, Stephanie K.
Cabanes, Robert
Abete, Itziar
Goicolea Güemez, Leire
Gómez Gracia, Enrique
Signes Pastor, Antonio J.
Colom, Antoni
García Ríos, Antonio
Castro-Barquero, Sara
Fernández García, José C.
Santos Lozano, José Manuel
Vázquez Ruiz, Zenaida
Sorlí, José V.
Pascual, Maria
Castañer, Olga
Zulet, M. Angeles
Vaquero Luna, Jessica
Basterra Gortari, F. Javier
Babio, Nancy
Ciurana, Ramon
Martín Sánchez, Vicente
Tur, Josep A.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Alimentació
Impacte ambiental
Diòxid de carboni
Persones grans
Diet
Environmental impact
Carbon dioxide
Older people
topic Alimentació
Impacte ambiental
Diòxid de carboni
Persones grans
Diet
Environmental impact
Carbon dioxide
Older people
description Background Research related to sustainable diets is is highly relevant to provide better understanding of the impact of dietary intake on the health and the environment. Aim To assess the association between the adherence to an energy-restricted Mediterranean diet and the amount of CO2 emitted in an older adult population. Design and population Using a cross-sectional design, the association between the adherence to an energy-reduced Mediterranean Diet (erMedDiet) score and dietary CO2 emissions in 6646 participants was assessed. Methods Food intake and adherence to the erMedDiet was assessed using validated food frequency questionnaire and 17-item Mediterranean questionnaire. Sociodemographic characteristics were documented. Environmental impact was calculated through greenhouse gas emissions estimations, specifically CO2 emissions of each participant diet per day, using a European database. Participants were distributed in quartiles according to their estimated CO2 emissions expressed in kg/day: Q1 (<= 2.01 kg CO2), Q2 (2.02-2.34 kg CO2), Q3 (2.35-2.79 kg CO2) and Q4 (>= 2.80 kg CO2). Results More men than women induced higher dietary levels of CO2 emissions. Participants reporting higher consumption of vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, whole cereals, preferring white meat, and having less consumption of red meat were mostly emitting less kg of CO2 through diet. Participants with higher adherence to the Mediterranean Diet showed lower odds for dietary CO2 emissions: Q2 (OR 0.87; 95%CI: 0.76-1.00), Q3 (OR 0.69; 95%CI: 0.69-0.79) and Q4 (OR 0.48; 95%CI: 0.42-0.55) vs Q1 (reference). Conclusions The Mediterranean diet can be environmentally protective since the higher the adherence to the Mediterranean diet, the lower total dietary CO2 emissions. Mediterranean Diet index may be used as a pollution level index.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-022-00956-7
Environmental Health, 2023, vol. 22, num. 1, p. 1
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-022-00956-7
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