1. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with sustainable nutrition and environmental footprints on higher educated individuals.
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Kürklü, Nilgün Seremet, Karaçİl Ermumcu, Merve Şeyda, Suna, Gülen, Özyıldırım, Caner, TEL Adigüzel, Kübra, Aydın, Melis, Kavalcı, Aleyna, Bozdağ, Fatmanur, and Turgut, Nur
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PATIENT compliance ,CROSS-sectional method ,MEDITERRANEAN diet ,ECOLOGICAL impact ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,COLLEGE teachers ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,FOOD habits ,NUTRITIONAL status ,WATER ,GREENHOUSE gases ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,ANTHROPOMETRY ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Med-Diet adherence with sustainable nutrition and environmental footprints in academicians. Methods: The study involved 153 academicians aged 23-64 working in a university in Turkey. Data were collected through a questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale (MEDAS) and Sustainable and Healthy Eating Behaviours Scale (SHEBS). Carbon and water footprints were calculated. Results: All sub-scales of SHEBS were higher in individuals who adhered to Med-Diet than those who did not (p<0.05). The carbon and water footprints of individuals with high adherence to the Med-Diet were lower than those of no adherence (p<0.05). Each 1-point increase in MEDAS score was associated with a 1-point increase in SHEBS score, a 0.15 CO2 eq/kg and a 0.001 m3/year decrease in the amount of carbon and water footprint of food. Conclusion: Higher adherence to the Med-Diet was associated with higher sustainable nutrition behaviours, and lower environmental footprints. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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