An analysis on how switching to a more balanced and naturally improved milk would affect consumer health and the environment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 566-567, Issue , 2016, Pages 685-697

  Roibás, Laura ^a   Martínez, Ismael ^b   Goris, Alfonso ^b   Barreiro, Rocío ^a   Hospido, Almudena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Feiraco Sociedade Cooperativa Galega   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Dairy; Enriched milk; Health; Nutrition; Water footprint

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; NUTRITION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; ENRICHED MILK; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS; REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER FOOTPRINT;

DAIRIES;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HEALTH STATUS; MILK; NUTRITION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER FOOTPRINT;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH; MILK; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER FOOTPRINT; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; MILK; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84979515550     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.141     Document Type: Article

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