Evaluating the sustainability of diets-combining environmental and nutritional aspects

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 157-166

  Röös, Elin ^a   Karlsson, Hanna ^a   Witthöft, Cornelia ^a   Sundberg, Cecilia ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate; Land use; Nutrient density score; Nutrition; Sustainable diets

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CATERING SERVICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; LAND USE; LIPID DIET; LIVESTOCK; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE HIGH FAT DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SWEDISH DIET;

EID: 84919791227     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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