A life cycle assessment framework combining nutritional and environmental health impacts of diet: a case study on milk

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 734-746

  Stylianou, Katerina S ^a   Heller, Martin C ^a   Fulgoni, Victor L ^b   Ernstoff, Alexi S ^a,c   Keoleian, Gregory A ^a   Jolliet, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Nutrition Impact LLC   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy; Dietary guidelines; GHGE; LCA; Milk; Nutrition; Particulate matter; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CASE STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MILK; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84944691669     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-015-0961-0     Document Type: Article

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