Mediterranean Food Consumption Patterns Sustainability: Setting Up a Common Ground for Future Research and Action

Bilali, Hamid El; Debs, Philipp; Cardone, Gianluigi; Driouech, Noureddin

doi:10.12966/ajnfs.04.04.2014

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“…In fact, some other authors also concluded that the Mediterranean diet is much appreciated for its lower environmental impacts in relation with other meat-based diets (Capone et al, 2014;Sáez-Almendros et al, 2013).…”

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Environmental and nutritional impacts of changing diets and food waste in Spain

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Tribunal nombrado por el Sr. Rector Magfco. de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, el día ……… de …………………. de 201… Presidente: ………………………………………………………………………… Vocal: ……………………………………………………………………………… Vocal: ……………………………………………………………………………… Vocal: ……………………………………………………………………………… Secretario: ………………………………………………………………………… Suplente:…………………………………………………………………… Suplente: ………………………………………………………………………… Realizado el acto de defensa y lectura de la Tesis el día …… de …………. de 201… en la E.T.S.I./Facultad ………………………. Calificación …………………………………………. EL PRESIDENTE LOS VOCALES EL SECRETARIO A mis padres; José Luis y Oliva, e Iván i AGRADECIMIENTOS Durante todos estos años de realización de la Tesis Doctoral, tengo que agradecer a muchas personas e instituciones, el gran apoyo, ayuda y confianza que me han mostrado para su escritura y finalización. De una manera muy especial, y, en primer lugar, a mis dos tutores; Alberto Garrido y Bárbara Willaarts. A Alberto le tengo que agradecer su gran dedicación, apoyo y esfuerzo con la que se ha entregado desde el principio, ha sido un gran tutor, que me ha sabido llevar (no solo estos tres años de Tesis, sino unos cuantos más como investigador) con gran templanza, educación y saber, mi camino para convertirme en doctor y buen profesional; gracias por confiar en mí todos estos años. Y qué decir de Bárbara, que desde que apareció para ayudarme cuando estaba atascado en mi primer artículo, se quedó para ser una gran tutora. Gracias a ella sin duda he realizado esta Tesis, y sin ella aún estaría pensando que hacer. Ha sido enorme su apoyo, ánimos y esfuerzo (que ha hecho en cualquier lugar desde donde se encontraba) para que saliese adelante esta Tesis… ¡menos mal que entré ese día en tu despacho! Gracias. Agradecer igualmente a las instituciones gracias a las cuales he podido realizar esta Tesis. En primer lugar, al Observatorio del Agua de la Fundación Botín, el cual me ha financiado y apoyado el proyecto de investigación. Desde que entré a formar parte del equipo, hasta hoy en día, me ha apoyado para la consecución de la Tesis. En especial agradecer al equipo actual (Toni, Gabi, Lucia y Alberto) el apoyo, compañerismo y profesionalidad mostrado. También a Maite Aldaya, que me ayudó en mis primeras incursiones de la Huella Hídrica y a Michelaina Jhonson por el trabajo con la Dieta Americana. A Paulo Dias y Olcay Unver de FAO-Roma, y Jan Lundqvist de SIWI, por la ayuda y la participación en el tercer artículo durante mi estancia. A Javier Mazorra, por ayudarme tanto este último año de Tesis en todo, ¡Y a la Co-Co, sin ella estos últimos meses de finalización de Tesis hubiesen sido mucho más difíciles e interminables…gracias Sori! Agradecer enormemente a CEIGRAM. No solo ha sido mi lugar de trabajo durante casi 6 años, sino que también ha sido el sitio donde me he desarrollado personalmente, y he conocido a gente maravillosa y verdaderos amigos. Gracias a los antiguos Ceigrameros (Lola, Dani, Elenita, Jorge, Gloria, Paula, Berta, Sori, Willaarts, Ana Felis…) por los momentos tan divertidos y maravilloso...

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“…individual needs, cultural context, locally available foods and dietary customs). Diets are in fact complex combinations of different food products which do not merely represent regional food consumption patterns but which also describe more widely the social, cultural, political, economic and environmental situation of a country (Capone et al, 2014). As an example, the Mediterranean diet (MD) has been registered in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) list of intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010 as a "lifestyle" describing the intimate relationship between population and nature (Capone et al, 2014).…”

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“…Diets are in fact complex combinations of different food products which do not merely represent regional food consumption patterns but which also describe more widely the social, cultural, political, economic and environmental situation of a country (Capone et al, 2014). As an example, the Mediterranean diet (MD) has been registered in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) list of intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010 as a "lifestyle" describing the intimate relationship between population and nature (Capone et al, 2014). The necessity to reach a deep knowledge on regional food consumption and production patterns is undoubtedly recognised in the literature due to the strong direct effect of diet on both environment and health (Capone et al, 2014;de Ruiter et al, 2014;Tukker et al, 2011).…”

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“…As an example, the Mediterranean diet (MD) has been registered in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) list of intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010 as a "lifestyle" describing the intimate relationship between population and nature (Capone et al, 2014). The necessity to reach a deep knowledge on regional food consumption and production patterns is undoubtedly recognised in the literature due to the strong direct effect of diet on both environment and health (Capone et al, 2014;de Ruiter et al, 2014;Tukker et al, 2011). No less important are the indirect effects of diet on individual/household income and on national healthcare budgets, due to the social and economic costs that arise to treat diet-related illnesses, climate change and distribution of welfare (Capone et al, 2014;Tukker et al, 2011;Wan, 2005).…”

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A copula-based clustering algorithm to analyse EU country diets

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Disegna

2017

Knowledge-Based Systems

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The aim of the paper is to suggest a novel clustering technique to explore the changes of the food diet in 40 European countries in accordance with common European policies and guidelines on healthy diets and lifestyles. The proposed clustering algorithm is based on copulas and it is called CoClust. The CoClust algorithm is able to find clusters according to the multivariate dependence structure of the data generating process. The database analysed contains information on the proportions of calories from 16 food aggregates in 40 European countries observed over 40 years by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The findings suggest that European country diets are changing, individually or as a group, but not in a unique direction. Central and Eastern European countries are becoming unhealthier, while the tendency followed by the majority of the remaining countries is to integrate the common European guidelines on healthy, balanced, and diversified diets in their national policies.

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“…Also, it has been recognized by UNESCO as a cultural World Heritage [34], and was selected by the UN Food Agricultural Organization (FAO) to develop a methodological approach to assess sustainability across different agro-ecological zones [35]. In fact, the Mediterranean diet is appreciated for its lower environmental impacts in relation with other meat-based diets [32,36].…”

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Evaluating the Water Footprint of the Mediterranean and American Diets

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Garrido

Willaarts

2016

Water

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Global food demand is increasing rapidly as a result of multiple drivers including population growth, dietary shifts and economic development. Meeting the rising global food demand will require expanding agricultural production and promoting healthier and more sustainable diets. The goal of this paper is to assess and compare the water footprint (WF) of two recommended diets (Mediterranean and American), and evaluate the water savings of possible dietary shifts in two countries: Spain and the United States (US). Our results show that the American diet has a 29% higher WF in comparison with the Mediterranean, regardless of products' origin. In the US, a shift to a Mediterranean diet would decrease the WF by 1629 L/person/day. Meanwhile, a shift towards an American diet in Spain will increase the WF by 1504 L/person/day. The largest share of the WF of both diets is always linked to green water (62%-75%). Grey water in the US is 67% higher in comparison with Spain. Only five products account for 36%-46% of the total WF of the two dietary options in both countries, being meat, oil and dairy products the food items with the largest WFs. Our study demonstrates that adopting diets based on a greater consumption of vegetables, fruits and fish, like the Mediterranean one, leads to major water savings.

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Mediterranean Food Consumption Patterns Sustainability: Setting Up a Common Ground for Future Research and Action

Cited by 35 publications

References 80 publications

Environmental and nutritional impacts of changing diets and food waste in Spain

Environmental and nutritional impacts of changing diets and food waste in Spain

A copula-based clustering algorithm to analyse EU country diets

Evaluating the Water Footprint of the Mediterranean and American Diets

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