Does consuming seasonal foods benefit the environment? Insights from recent research

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 449-453

  Brooks, M ^a   Foster, C ^b   Holmes, M ^c   Wiltshire, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b EuGeos   (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Consumer; Environment; Life cycle assessment; Local; Seasonal food

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755155821     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2011.01932.x     Document Type: Article

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