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Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and equitable: A scoping review of metrics, findings, and research gaps

INTRODUCTION: Research on the impacts of dietary patterns on human and planetary health is a rapidly growing field. A wide range of metrics, datasets, and analytical techniques has been used to explore the role of dietary choices/constraints in driving greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, environmental d...

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Autores principales: Webb, Patrick, Livingston Staffier, Kara, Lee, Hyomin, Howell, Brian, Battaglia, Kyra, Bell, Brooke M., Matteson, Julia, McKeown, Nicola M., Cash, Sean B., Zhang, Fang Fang, Decker Sparks, Jessica L., Blackstone, Nicole Tichenor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10106581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37077905
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1125955
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author Webb, Patrick
Livingston Staffier, Kara
Lee, Hyomin
Howell, Brian
Battaglia, Kyra
Bell, Brooke M.
Matteson, Julia
McKeown, Nicola M.
Cash, Sean B.
Zhang, Fang Fang
Decker Sparks, Jessica L.
Blackstone, Nicole Tichenor
author_facet Webb, Patrick
Livingston Staffier, Kara
Lee, Hyomin
Howell, Brian
Battaglia, Kyra
Bell, Brooke M.
Matteson, Julia
McKeown, Nicola M.
Cash, Sean B.
Zhang, Fang Fang
Decker Sparks, Jessica L.
Blackstone, Nicole Tichenor
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description INTRODUCTION: Research on the impacts of dietary patterns on human and planetary health is a rapidly growing field. A wide range of metrics, datasets, and analytical techniques has been used to explore the role of dietary choices/constraints in driving greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, environmental degradation, health and disease outcomes, and the affordability of food baskets. Many argue that each domain is important, but few have tackled all simultaneously in analyzing diet-outcome relationships. METHODS: This paper reviews studies published between January 2015 and December 2021 (inclusive) that examined dietary patterns in relation to at least two of the following four thematic pillars: (i) planetary health, including, climate change, environmental quality, and natural resource impacts, (ii) human health and disease, (iii) economic outcomes, including diet cost/affordability, and (iv) social outcomes, e.g., wages, working conditions, and culturally relevant diets. We systematically screened 2,425 publications by title and abstract and included data from 42 eligible publications in this review. RESULTS: Most dietary patterns used were statistically estimated or simulated rather than observed. A rising number of studies consider the cost/affordability of dietary scenarios in relation to optimized environmental and health outcomes. However, only six publications incorporate social sustainability outcomes, which represents an under-explored dimension of food system concerns. DISCUSSION: This review suggests a need for (i) transparency and clarity in datasets used and analytical methods; (ii) explicit integration of indicators and metrics linking social and economic issues to the commonly assessed diet-climate-planetary ecology relationships; (iii) inclusion of data and researchers from low- and middle-income countries; (iv) inclusion of processed food products to reflect the reality of consumer choices globally; and (v) attention to the implications of findings for policymakers. Better understanding is urgently needed on dietary impacts on all relevant human and planetary domains simultaneously.
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spelling pubmed-101065812023-04-18 Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and equitable: A scoping review of metrics, findings, and research gaps Webb, Patrick Livingston Staffier, Kara Lee, Hyomin Howell, Brian Battaglia, Kyra Bell, Brooke M. Matteson, Julia McKeown, Nicola M. Cash, Sean B. Zhang, Fang Fang Decker Sparks, Jessica L. Blackstone, Nicole Tichenor Front Nutr Nutrition INTRODUCTION: Research on the impacts of dietary patterns on human and planetary health is a rapidly growing field. A wide range of metrics, datasets, and analytical techniques has been used to explore the role of dietary choices/constraints in driving greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, environmental degradation, health and disease outcomes, and the affordability of food baskets. Many argue that each domain is important, but few have tackled all simultaneously in analyzing diet-outcome relationships. METHODS: This paper reviews studies published between January 2015 and December 2021 (inclusive) that examined dietary patterns in relation to at least two of the following four thematic pillars: (i) planetary health, including, climate change, environmental quality, and natural resource impacts, (ii) human health and disease, (iii) economic outcomes, including diet cost/affordability, and (iv) social outcomes, e.g., wages, working conditions, and culturally relevant diets. We systematically screened 2,425 publications by title and abstract and included data from 42 eligible publications in this review. RESULTS: Most dietary patterns used were statistically estimated or simulated rather than observed. A rising number of studies consider the cost/affordability of dietary scenarios in relation to optimized environmental and health outcomes. However, only six publications incorporate social sustainability outcomes, which represents an under-explored dimension of food system concerns. DISCUSSION: This review suggests a need for (i) transparency and clarity in datasets used and analytical methods; (ii) explicit integration of indicators and metrics linking social and economic issues to the commonly assessed diet-climate-planetary ecology relationships; (iii) inclusion of data and researchers from low- and middle-income countries; (iv) inclusion of processed food products to reflect the reality of consumer choices globally; and (v) attention to the implications of findings for policymakers. Better understanding is urgently needed on dietary impacts on all relevant human and planetary domains simultaneously. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10106581/ /pubmed/37077905 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1125955 Text en Copyright © 2023 Webb, Livingston Staffier, Lee, Howell, Battaglia, Bell, Matteson, McKeown, Cash, Zhang, Decker Sparks and Blackstone. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Nutrition
Webb, Patrick
Livingston Staffier, Kara
Lee, Hyomin
Howell, Brian
Battaglia, Kyra
Bell, Brooke M.
Matteson, Julia
McKeown, Nicola M.
Cash, Sean B.
Zhang, Fang Fang
Decker Sparks, Jessica L.
Blackstone, Nicole Tichenor
Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and equitable: A scoping review of metrics, findings, and research gaps
title Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and equitable: A scoping review of metrics, findings, and research gaps
title_full Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and equitable: A scoping review of metrics, findings, and research gaps
title_fullStr Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and equitable: A scoping review of metrics, findings, and research gaps
title_full_unstemmed Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and equitable: A scoping review of metrics, findings, and research gaps
title_short Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and equitable: A scoping review of metrics, findings, and research gaps
title_sort measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and equitable: a scoping review of metrics, findings, and research gaps
topic Nutrition
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10106581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37077905
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1125955
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