Bajzelj, Bojana and Laguzzi, Federica and Röös, Elin
(2021).
The role of fats in the transition to sustainable diets.
The Lancet Planetary Health. 5
, e644-e653
[Article Review/Survey]
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Abstract
In comparison with protein, dietary fat receives little attention in the food system sustainability literature, although we calculate that the average consumption of fats in many populous regions of the world is below nutritional recommendations. Animal products are the major source of dietary fat, particularly in regions with excess fat consumption. We estimate that an additional 45 Mt of dietary fat per year need to be produced and consumed for the global population to reach recommended levels of fat consumption, and we review different strategies to fill this gap sustainably. These strategies include diverting oils currently used for energy production to human consumption, increasing palm oil and peanut oil yields while avoiding further deforestation, developing sustainable cropping systems for the production of rapeseed and soybean oils, increasing the consumption of whole soybeans and derived products, and expanding the use of animal fats already produced.
Authors/Creators: | Bajzelj, Bojana and Laguzzi, Federica and Röös, Elin | ||||||
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Title: | The role of fats in the transition to sustainable diets | ||||||
Series Name/Journal: | The Lancet Planetary Health | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2021 | ||||||
Volume: | 5 | ||||||
Page range: | e644-e653 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 10 | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Article Review/Survey | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Food Science | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-113630 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-113630 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 25554 | ||||||
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap | ||||||
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Energy and Technology | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 04 Oct 2021 15:25 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2021 15:31 |
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