Advancing Health and Sustainability

Carvalho, Graça P.; Costa-Camilo, Eduardo; Duarte, Isabel

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Carvalho, Graça P.

Costa-Camilo, Eduardo

Duarte, Isabel

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Producing healthier food requires expertise in methods that yield significant benefits for human health, sustainability, economic growth, cultural heritage, and overall well-being. Investing in conscientious and sustainable food systems can improve individual and planetary quality of life by preventing diseases, delaying ageing, and enhancing well-being. While healthy eating habits begin at home, schools play a pivotal role in reinforcing them from an early age. Despite progress, challenges remain, underscoring the need for prioritizing food education and literacy across all ages. Knowledge of how sustainable food production impacts personal health and well-being is critical. A holistic approach is essential for addressing these complexities, considering physical, mental, social, and environmental factors to identify balanced and effective solutions. Such analyses examine how system components interact, guiding the development of sustainable practices. The DM4You project exemplifies this approach. It unites Portuguese partners to promote local food consumption, focusing on soups, an integral part of traditional Portuguese cuisine, made with diverse vegetables, legumes, olive oil, and sometimes by-products. DM4You monitors 80 healthy participants over three months to assess dietary habits, focusing on soup and fruit consumption. This crossover study evaluates the influence of diet on health, offering insights into sustainable and health-promoting dietary practices.

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Funding Information: This work is supported by DM4You. “Potencial da Dieta Mediterrânica no aumento da qualidade de vida:+ saúde + sustentabilidade” by Agenda de Inovação para a Agricultura 20|30 «Terra Futura», PRR-C05-i03-I-000152 LA1.3./ LA1.4. and the APC was funded by national funds through the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) by the project UIDB/05064/2020 (VALORIZA—Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization). Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.

Palavras-chave

food literacy healthy food production local food sustainable agriculture sustainable food systems Food Science Microbiology Health(social science) Health Professions (miscellaneous) Plant Science SDG 2 - Zero Hunger SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being