Public Health Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Food".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 March 2025 | Viewed by 88
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutrition; health; sustainability
Interests: food innovation; functional foods
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Healthy diets have been extensively studied for their effects on human health. Today, the definition of a healthy diet is evolving to include not only human health but also the health of the planet. Defining healthy, sustainable diets will therefore play a crucial role in addressing human health while allowing environmental sustainability. Ensuring that global diets are both nutritious for individuals and ecologically sustainable is imperative in mitigating the detrimental effects of food production on the planet. However, while certain studies have examined the environmental footprint of specific foods or food groups, there is a lack of holistic assessments considering dietary patterns and their impact on ecosystems, biodiversity, and climate change. These research gaps hinder the development of evidence-based dietary guidelines that could drive a shift in dietary patterns to simultaneously prioritize human health and environmental sustainability. Filling this research gap means understanding the complex factors involved in human consumption and the impact of nutrients and diets on overall health and the environment.
In this Special Issue on sustainable diets, we welcome original research, as well as critical or systematic review papers that present new data or discuss existing data on topics related to sustainable nutrition and diets, including, but not limited to, the following:
- The environmental impact of food products and diets, including life cycle analyses;
- Dietary intake studies that combine outcomes of health and sustainability, such as nutrient intake, diet sustainability indices, and dietary and environmental modelling;
- Evaluation of dietary guidelines in terms of their environmental impact;
- Environmental assessment of dietary trends, e.g., plant-based and vegan diets;
- Development of assessment models and indices for sustainable global diets.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Amira Kassis
Dr. Emma Jacquier
Prof. Dr. Leonidas G. Karagounis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- diet
- nutrition
- sustainability
- dietary patterns
- environment
- food
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