Excessive red and processed meat intake: relations with health and environment in Brazil

Autor(es)

de Carvalho, Aline Martins ^[1] ; Castro Selem, Soraya Sant'ana de ^[1] ; Miranda, Andreia Machado ^[1] ; Marchioni, Dirce Maria ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION; v. 115, n. 11, p. 2011-2016, JUN 14 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 6

Resumo

The aims of the present study were to verify the proportion of population that consumed more red and processed meat than the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) dietary recommendation, to estimate the environmental impact of beef intake and the possible reduction of greenhouse gas emissions if the dietary recommendation was followed. We used the largest, cross-sectional, population-based survey entitled the National Dietary Survey (34 003 participants aged 10-104 years). The usual meat intake was obtained by two food records completed on 2 non-consecutive days. The usual intake was estimated by the multiple source method. The environmental impact was analysed according to estimates of CO2 equivalent emissions from beef intake as a proxy for beef production in Brazil. The red and processed meat intake mean was 88 g/d. More than 80% of the population consumed more red and processed meat than the WCRF recommendation. Beef was the type of meat most consumed, accounting to almost 50 %. Each person contributed 1005 kg of CO2 equivalents from beef intake in 2008, the same quantity of CO2 produced if a car travelled a distance between the extreme north and south of Brazil (5370 km). The entire Brazilian population contributed more than 191 million tons of CO2 equivalents, which could have been reduced to more than 131 million tons if the dietary recommendation was followed. The present study shows that the magnitude of the excessive red and processed meat intake in Brazil can impact on health and the environment, pointing to the urgency of promoting a sustainable diet. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/04540-2 - Estudo epidemiológico do consumo do café, sua contribuição na ingestão de polifenóis e seus potenciais efeitos nos fatores de risco cardiovascular, considerando variações genéticas individuais
• Beneficiário: Andreia Alexandra Machado Miranda
• Linha de fomento: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 14/04607-0 - Relação entre consumo de carne e aminas heterocíclicas e marcadores bioquímicos e genéticos
• Beneficiário: Aline Martins de Carvalho
• Linha de fomento: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Doutorado