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The Role of Local Seasonal Foods in Enhancing Sustainable Food Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review
This article aims to review the current literature pertaining to the effects of eating local seasonal food on sustainable consumption. To this end, we examined definitions of seasonal and local food, the methodological approaches adopted to study the impact of seasonal consumption on sustainability,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8465681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34574316 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10092206 |
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author | Vargas, Alexandre Maia de Moura, Ana Pinto Deliza, Rosires Cunha, Luís Miguel |
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description | This article aims to review the current literature pertaining to the effects of eating local seasonal food on sustainable consumption. To this end, we examined definitions of seasonal and local food, the methodological approaches adopted to study the impact of seasonal consumption on sustainability, and sustainability dimensions investigated in journal articles. Highlighting what seasonal and local means, it is crucial to evaluate the effect of the consumption of these foods on sustainability. A systematic review of the literature was conducted using Scopus and Clarivate’s Web of Science database in line with the recommendations from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Our findings suggest that the concept of local seasonality provides relevant information to the study of sustainable consumption. However, for better use of this concept, it is crucial to define what is local. At this point, regulation of labels based on geographic proximity or political boundaries proves pertinent. |
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spelling | pubmed-84656812021-09-27 The Role of Local Seasonal Foods in Enhancing Sustainable Food Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review Vargas, Alexandre Maia de Moura, Ana Pinto Deliza, Rosires Cunha, Luís Miguel Foods Review This article aims to review the current literature pertaining to the effects of eating local seasonal food on sustainable consumption. To this end, we examined definitions of seasonal and local food, the methodological approaches adopted to study the impact of seasonal consumption on sustainability, and sustainability dimensions investigated in journal articles. Highlighting what seasonal and local means, it is crucial to evaluate the effect of the consumption of these foods on sustainability. A systematic review of the literature was conducted using Scopus and Clarivate’s Web of Science database in line with the recommendations from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Our findings suggest that the concept of local seasonality provides relevant information to the study of sustainable consumption. However, for better use of this concept, it is crucial to define what is local. At this point, regulation of labels based on geographic proximity or political boundaries proves pertinent. MDPI 2021-09-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8465681/ /pubmed/34574316 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10092206 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Vargas, Alexandre Maia de Moura, Ana Pinto Deliza, Rosires Cunha, Luís Miguel The Role of Local Seasonal Foods in Enhancing Sustainable Food Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review |
title | The Role of Local Seasonal Foods in Enhancing Sustainable Food Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review |
title_full | The Role of Local Seasonal Foods in Enhancing Sustainable Food Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review |
title_fullStr | The Role of Local Seasonal Foods in Enhancing Sustainable Food Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review |
title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Local Seasonal Foods in Enhancing Sustainable Food Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review |
title_short | The Role of Local Seasonal Foods in Enhancing Sustainable Food Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review |
title_sort | role of local seasonal foods in enhancing sustainable food consumption: a systematic literature review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8465681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34574316 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10092206 |
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