Dietary emissions patterns and their effect on the overall climatic impact of food consumption

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 2505-2512

  Hyland, John J ^a   McCarthy, Mary B ^b   Henchion, Maeve ^a   McCarthy, Sinéad N ^b  

^a TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Food consumption; GHGE dietary patterns; Irish adults; sustainable diets

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FOOD SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE GASES; NUTRITION; SURVEYS;

CARBONATED BEVERAGE; DIETARY GUIDELINES; DIETARY PATTERNS; EMISSION PATTERN; FOOD CONSUMPTION; IRISH ADULTS; LOWER EMISSIONS; POLICY INSTRUMENTS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 85019096228     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.13419     Document Type: Article

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