Widespread Dietary Patterns (Healthy and Balanced Diet, Western Diet, and Vegan and Vegetarian Diets) Compared for Water Consumption: Which Is the Winner?

Sustainability

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Guglielmo Bonaccorsi¹  Virginia Vettori¹  Chiara Lorini¹  Bianca Bronzi¹  Giuseppe Cavallo¹ 

[1] Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy;

关键词: food sustainability;    nutritional literacy;    plant-based diet;    vegan diet;    water consumption;    healthy diet;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su132111946

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

An increasing number of people are interested in following a dietary pattern that is environmentally sustainable and water saving. However, consumers are mostly unable to recognize evidence-based information on food and nutrition and efficiently manage their diet. We conducted a narrative review aiming to support professionals to guide their assisted people that decide to follow a dietary pattern chosen for environmental or ethical reasons. We reviewed three scientific databases and Google Scholar, searching for papers that deal with the water consumption of widespread and well known dietary patterns (Healthy and Balanced Diet, Western Diet, and Vegan and Vegetarian diets). Our results suggest that moving toward a low-animal-based diet favors a reduction in water consumption, but current evidence is not sufficient to establish which is the winner in terms of water saving by comparing Vegetarian and Vegan diets.

【 授权许可】

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