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Systematic Review

A Systematic Review on Food Baskets Recommended in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

by
Mona Pourghaderi
1,
Anahita Houshiarrad
2,
Morteza Abdollahi
2,
Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh
3,
Fatemeh Esfarjani
4,
Mohammad-Reza Khoshfetrat
4,
Ghasem Fadavi
5 and
Fatemeh Mohammadi-Nasrabadi
4,*
1
Health Equity Research Center (HERC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1416833481, Iran
2
Department of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1981619573, Iran
3
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, World Health Organization, Cairo 7608, Egypt
4
Research Department of Food and Nutrition Policy and Planning, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1981619573, Iran
5
Food, Halal and Agricultural Products Research Group, Research Center of Food Technology and Agricultural Products, Standard Research Institute, Karaj 3174734563, Iran
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2023, 15(20), 14781; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014781
Submission received: 19 April 2023 / Revised: 5 June 2023 / Accepted: 13 June 2023 / Published: 12 October 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Research on the Nutrition Security and Food Policy)
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Abstract

To assist in providing a robust regional set of data and international comparisons, a systematic review was conducted to identify and characterize food baskets (FBs) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries. Electronic databases of peer-reviewed literature, including PubMed, Scopus, ISI/WOS and Google Scholar, and also, online grey literature, were systematically searched from January 2000 to September 2021. The quality of included studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI) Critical Appraisal checklists for analytical cross-sectional studies. A total of 20 studies and reports were identified as eligible for inclusion in this systematic review. Linear & goal programming is used in many studies to estimate the FB groups. According to the recent recommendations based on sustainability, less consumption of red meat is proposed, and the poultry group, along with eggs, plays an important role in supplying animal protein in EMR FBs. More than 30 g of legumes has been suggested based on the dietary habits of this area, whereas consumption of more than 30–40 g of oils and fats will not be appropriate for the region. The research results are not comparable due to differences in the tools, protocols, and methods; hence, there is a need for a standardized regional approach.
Keywords: survival/minimum cost/expenditure food basket; healthy/sustainable food basket; systematic review; Eastern Mediterranean Region survival/minimum cost/expenditure food basket; healthy/sustainable food basket; systematic review; Eastern Mediterranean Region

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Pourghaderi, M.; Houshiarrad, A.; Abdollahi, M.; Al-Jawaldeh, A.; Esfarjani, F.; Khoshfetrat, M.-R.; Fadavi, G.; Mohammadi-Nasrabadi, F. A Systematic Review on Food Baskets Recommended in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Sustainability 2023, 15, 14781. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014781

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Pourghaderi M, Houshiarrad A, Abdollahi M, Al-Jawaldeh A, Esfarjani F, Khoshfetrat M-R, Fadavi G, Mohammadi-Nasrabadi F. A Systematic Review on Food Baskets Recommended in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Sustainability. 2023; 15(20):14781. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014781

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Pourghaderi, Mona, Anahita Houshiarrad, Morteza Abdollahi, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh, Fatemeh Esfarjani, Mohammad-Reza Khoshfetrat, Ghasem Fadavi, and Fatemeh Mohammadi-Nasrabadi. 2023. "A Systematic Review on Food Baskets Recommended in the Eastern Mediterranean Region" Sustainability 15, no. 20: 14781. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014781

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Pourghaderi, M., Houshiarrad, A., Abdollahi, M., Al-Jawaldeh, A., Esfarjani, F., Khoshfetrat, M.-R., Fadavi, G., & Mohammadi-Nasrabadi, F. (2023). A Systematic Review on Food Baskets Recommended in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Sustainability, 15(20), 14781. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014781

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