The environmental impact of Brazilian adults’ diet

Travassos, G. F.; Cunha, Dênis Antônio da; Coelho, Alexandre Bragança

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122622

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“…Verly Jr. et al verified overall poor adherence to Brazilian food guidelines [ 23 ], calling attention to the moderation category of the PHDI, the low score observed for red meat. Previous studies have already described the high consumption of this food group in the Brazilian population [ 24 , 25 , 26 ], and this high consumption related to lower diet quality [ 25 ]. In addition, Travassos et al reported that the environmental impact related to the Brazilian diet is very high, with beef consumption contributing to the largest share [ 26 ].…”

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“…Previous studies have already described the high consumption of this food group in the Brazilian population [ 24 , 25 , 26 ], and this high consumption related to lower diet quality [ 25 ]. In addition, Travassos et al reported that the environmental impact related to the Brazilian diet is very high, with beef consumption contributing to the largest share [ 26 ].…”

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Low Adherence to the EAT-Lancet Sustainable Reference Diet in the Brazilian Population: Findings from the National Dietary Survey 2017–2018

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Diets are simultaneously connected with population health and environment. The EAT-Lancet Commission proposed a sustainable reference diet to improve population health and respect the planetary boundaries. Recently, the Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) has been developed to assess the adherence to this reference diet. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet through the PHDI in a nationwide population-based study carried out in Brazil. We used data from the National Dietary Survey conducted through the Household Budget Survey in 2017–2018, with 46,164 Brazilians aged over 10 years old. Food consumption was evaluated with a 24 h dietary recall. The average PHDI total score in the Brazilian population was 45.9 points (95% CI 45.6:46.1) on a total score that can range from 0 to 150 points. The adherence to EAT-Lancet diet was low among all Brazilian regions. Women, elderly, those overweighed/obese, with higher per capita income and living in the urban area had higher scores in the PHDI. In general, the Brazilian population presented low adherence to a healthy and sustainable dietary pattern and seems far from meeting the EAT-Lancet recommendations.

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Low Adherence to the EAT-Lancet Sustainable Reference Diet in the Brazilian Population: Findings from the National Dietary Survey 2017–2018

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“…Estudo anterior realizado com a mesma base de dados estimou a pegada de carbono da dieta brasileira em 6.761gCO 2 /pessoa/dia 23 , portanto, cerca de 50% maior do que nossa estimativa. Importa notar que esse estudo considerou apenas adultos e excluiu alimentos e bebidas que não dispunham de pegada ambiental, que representaram cerca de 15% do total de calorias consumidas.…”

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Pegada de carbono da dieta no Brasil

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OBJETIVO: Estimar a pegada de carbono da dieta brasileira e de estratos sociodemográficos dessa população. MÉTODOS: A pegada de carbono da dieta foi estimada com base nos dados de dois registros alimentares de 24 horas, obtidos em 2008 e 2009, de uma amostra probabilística da população brasileira com 10 ou mais anos de idade (n = 34.003) e em coeficientes de impacto ambiental de alimentos e preparações culinárias consumidos no Brasil (gCO2e/kg). Médias com intervalos de confiança de 95% do consumo alimentar (kcal/pessoa/dia) e da pegada de carbono da dieta (gCO2e/pessoa/dia e em gCO2e/2.000kcal) foram calculadas para o conjunto da população e para estratos segundo sexo, idade, renda, escolaridade, macrorregiões e Unidade Federativa. Modelos de regressão linear foram utilizados para identificar diferenças significativas (p < 0,05) na pegada de carbono da dieta de diferentes estratos sociodemográficos. RESULTADOS: A pegada média de carbono da dieta brasileira foi de 4.489gCO2e/pessoa/dia. Foi maior para o sexo masculino, para a faixa etária de 20 a 49 anos e para as regiões Norte e Centro-Oeste, e tendeu a aumentar com a renda e a escolaridade. O padrão de associação da pegada a variáveis sociodemográficas não se alterou substancialmente com o ajuste para diferenças na quantidade consumida de alimentos, exceto por uma redução no excesso relativo da pegada entre homens e pelo aumento no excesso relativo da pegada na região Centro-Oeste. CONCLUSÃO: A pegada de carbono da dieta brasileira excede em cerca de 30% a pegada da dieta humana que poderia atender, simultaneamente, os requisitos nutricionais de uma dieta saudável e a meta global de contenção do aumento da temperatura média do planeta. O padrão de associação dessa pegada às variáveis sociodemográficas pode auxiliar na identificação de alvos prioritários para ações públicas que visem a reduzir os impactos ambientais do consumo alimentar no Brasil.

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“…[3][4][5] Recently, not only GHGE, but a much larger set of environmental indicators have been explored. For example, studies in Brazil, 6 China, 7 India, 8 and Australia 9 have estimated the GHGE, water footprint, and ecological footprint of various diets.…”

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“…25 To complement these guidelines and to provide relevant information to guide interventions and investments towards sustainable healthy diets, it is important to understand the effects of current food systems on the environment. 26 Although there are estimations of GHGE and the water and ecological footprints for the Brazilian diet for 2003, 6 these do not include how the environmental effects are changing with time, or investigate how different levels of food processing affect them. Thus, our research addresses this gap by assessing the temporal trends in GHGE, water footprints, and ecological footprints of food purchases in Brazil for more than 30 years (1987-2018), accounting for the degree of food processing.…”

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confidence: 99%