Low demand mitigation options for achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Role of reduced food waste and sustainable dietary choice

Some, Shreya; Roy, Joyashree; Chatterjee, Joyee S.; Butt, Muhammad Huzaifa

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133432

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“…In line with previous literature reports [34,66], the environmental and health/nutrition dimensions of SHD are the most represented, predominantly through addressing food waste and dietary quality [32,67]. Although the importance of both dimensions is clear and has been previously highlighted [68][69][70], further indicators within them or beyond are necessary to address SHD through interventions in a comprehensive way. In contrast, the social and economic dimensions are under-represented in the studies included in this review.…”

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Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review

2023

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Research and public policy interest regarding Sustainable Healthy Diets (SHDs) have increased during the last decades, as nutrition recommendations and diet practices should align with growing environmental concerns. SHDs encompass sociocultural, economic and environmental components of nutrition and health and raising awareness across all these dimensions, as well as providing relevant education, especially to young children, is important for adopting SHD practices. Primary school students (5–12 years old) are often the target population for interventions, as they are considered agents of change for educating the community. The objective of this systematic review is to map the SHD indicators addressed by such interventions in order to identify gaps and opportunities for future interventions in this population. Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science were searched for available publications, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA 2020) methodology. After screening for eligibility, thirteen intervention studies were included and reviewed. Results showed that indicator definitions and measuring methods were not harmonized across research efforts. Implemented SHD interventions address predominantly food waste and diet quality, while social and economic indicators are underrepresented. The standardization of SHD, focusing on measurable harmonized indicators, should be a priority for policy actors in order to enable impactful research efforts. Future interventions should incorporate clear SHD indicators to raise awareness and consider the application of composite tools or indexes to evaluate outcomes and maximize impact in the community.

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Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review

2023

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“…In a similar study by Chang et al [39] including more recent studies, the estimated monetary value of improved air quality ranged from 2 to 380 USD/tCO2e, nearly doubling the maximum yield found in Nemet et al [37]. In a review of the co-benefits from food waste reductions and dietary shifts, Some et al [40] conclude that such demand-side strategies have more synergies than trade-offs with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Chatterjee et al [41] reviewed 52 scientific articles concerning the co-benefits from energy efficiency measures in the EU and South Asian countries, finding that such measures could save billions of dollars annually in energy savings in both regions, amounting to annual energy savings worth USD 13 billion in the EU and USD 26 billion in South Asian countries.…”

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Climate-Related Co-Benefits and the Case of Swedish Policy

Karlsson

Westling

Lindgren

2023

Climate

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There is strong scientific evidence for the existence of the significant economic value of several climate-related co-benefits. However, these are seldom recognised in policy-making, and knowledge is still scarce on some co-benefit types and categories. To identify research needs and highlight policy-making opportunities, we propose a new framework and three-type-taxonomy of climate-related co-benefits. We define climate policy co-benefits, such as improved air quality, as ‘Type 1’; co-benefits for climate objectives from policy-making in other fields, such as taxation, as ‘Type 2’; and co-benefits from policies designed to achieve multiple objectives as ‘Type 3’. In order to apply the framework and to analyse how co-benefits have been regarded in policy-making in a climate pioneering country, we also explore the case of Sweden. It is shown that several co-benefits exist, but that these are overlooked almost entirely in policy-making, constituting a bias against climate mitigation. In order to counteract this problem, the article presents a number of recommendations, including a call to researchers to identify and quantify additional co-benefits and to policy-makers on governance reforms, including the need to organise policy-making processes and set decision criteria that promote the consideration of co-benefits.

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“…In addition, food waste generates significant greenhouse gas emissions when it decomposes in landfills. Therefore, using GF by-products to produce new value-added ingredients will mitigate climate change (SDG 13), while contributing to the preservation of terrestrial ecosystems (SDG 15) [32,33]. Promoting the integration of upcycling practices within food systems holds significant promise for enhancing circularity within the food industry.…”

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Polyphenol-Rich Extracts and Essential Oil from Egyptian Grapefruit Peel as Potential Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Anti-Inflammatory Food Additives

Ibrahim,

Abdelsalam,

Mohammed

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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Grapefruit (GF) processing generates significant nutrient and economic losses due to the production of 50% by-products, primarily peels. GF peels are a rich and sustainable source of bioactive compounds (BCs), such as essential oils (EOs) and phenolic compounds. Thus, finding value-added solutions based on a circular economy is paramount. This research aims to assess the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties of a hydroethanolic polyphenol-rich extract from crude GF peels (GF-CE), essential oil (GF-EO), and polyphenol-rich extract from GF peels after essential oil extraction (GF-PE). The GF-CE and GF-PE showed high concentrations of naringenin (7.71 and 48.60 mg/g dry extract (DE)), narirutin (15.03 and 28.73 mg/g DE), and hesperidin (0.67 and 0.29 mg/mL), respectively. Extracting firstly EOs from GF improved the release of phenolic acids (p-coumaric, ferulic, and chlorogenic acid). The GF-CE exhibited stronger free radical scavenging activity mainly in DPPH (IC50 = 75.69 ± 0.81 µg/mL) than GF-EO (1271 ± 0.85 µg/mL) and GF-PE (113.45 ± 0.85 µg/mL). The GF-EO demonstrated moderate antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria compared to the reference standard (amoxicillin) and strong activity against the yeast Candida albicans (inhibition zone of 16 mm). The major compounds in the GF-EO included D-limonene (25%), nootkatone (24%), and β-pinene (8%). Both polyphenol-rich extracts showed promising activities as COX1 and COX2 inhibitors with IC50 values of 25 ± 0.1 and 0.28 ± 0.00 µg/mL (compared to celecoxib (97.5 ± 0.1 and 0.31 ± 0.01 µg/mL) and indomethacin (6.25 ± 0.00 and 0.52 ± 0.01 µg/mL) as the standards), respectively. The study concludes that GF peels are a valuable source of BCs with significant bioactivities, offering a sustainable multi-cascade approach to recovering value-added compounds from GF peels in alignment with circular economy principles and open opportunities as functional ingredients for food applications.

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Low demand mitigation options for achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Role of reduced food waste and sustainable dietary choice

Cited by 16 publications

References 74 publications

Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review

Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review

Climate-Related Co-Benefits and the Case of Swedish Policy

Polyphenol-Rich Extracts and Essential Oil from Egyptian Grapefruit Peel as Potential Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Anti-Inflammatory Food Additives

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