Evaluation of the Dietary Carbon Footprint as a Sustainable Diet Marker in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Osman Bozkurt; Sedanur Macit; Betül Kocaadam Bozkurt

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1407160

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Evaluation of the Dietary Carbon Footprint as a Sustainable Diet Marker in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

This study planned to investigate the characteristics of the diet and its contribution to the carbon footprint-the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Data were collected through face-to-face interview methods via a questionnaire including socio-demographic information, anthropometric measurements, the Three-Factor Eating Questionarre-21, and 24-hour recall food consumption record. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 619 adults (M = 266 (43.0%), F = 353 (%57.0)) aged 18-64 years. The carbon footprint value of the overall diet was 3.84 ± 0.1 kg CO2-eq per person per day and 2.10 ± 1.2 kg CO2-eq per 1,000 kcal per day. Meat and dairy groups are the major contributors to carbon footprint (34.8%, and 18.9%, respectively). Uncontrolled eating scores were higher in the highest quantile (Q5) group for the carbon footprint (CO2-eq kg-1) group (p = 0.048), and according to the multiple regression model, uncontrolled eating scores significantly affecting the increase of carbon footprint (ß = 0.122, p = 0.006). While high carbon footprint groups have higher dietary protein intake (43.30±0.8 g per day, 29.0±0.7 g per day, respectively, p = 0.048), low carbon footprint groups have higher carbohydrate intake (103.75±3.7 g per day, 85.86±3.4 g per day, respectively, p <0.001). The results of this study provide important knowledge on the contribution of diet patterns and eating behaviour to the carbon footprint and draw attention to the importance of developing sustainable nutrition recommendations in parallel with healthy nutrition recommendations.

Keywords

Yetişkin Bireylerde Diyet Karbon Ayak İzinin Sürdürülebilir Bir Diyet Belirteci Olarak Değerlendirilmesi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Öz

Bu çalışmada, diyetin karbon ayak izi-sera gazı emisyonuna katkısını değerlendirmek amaçlandı. Araştırmanın verileri, sosyo-demografik bilgiler, antropometrik ölçümler, Üç Faktörlü Yeme Anketi-21 ve 24 saatlik geriye dönük besin tüketim kaydını içeren bir anket aracılığıyla toplandı. Bu kesitsel çalışma, 18-64 yaş aralığındaki 619 yetişkin (E = 266 (%43.0), K=353 (%57.0)) ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Toplam diyet karbon ayak izi değeri kişi başına günlük 3.84±0.1 kg CO2-eq ve 1.000 kcal başına 2.10±1.2 kg CO2-eq olarak belirlenmiştir. Et ve süt ürünleri gruplarının karbon ayak izine en büyük katkıyı sağladığı belirlenmiştir (sırasıyla %34.8 ve %18.9). Kontrolsüz Yeme puanları, karbon ayak izi (CO2-eq kg-1) en yüksek kantil (Q5) grubunda daha yüksek bulunmuştur (p = 0.048). Çoklu regresyon modeline göre Kontrolsüz Yeme puanları artan karbon ayak izi ile ilişkili bulunmuştur (ß = 0.122, p = 0.006). Yüksek karbon ayak izi grubunda diyetle protein alımı daha yüksek (sırasıyla 43.30±0.8 g gün-1, 29.0±0.7 g/gün, p=0.048) iken düşük karbon ayak izi grubunda karbonhidrat alımı daha yüksektir (103.75±3.7 g gün-1, 85.86±3.4 g gün-1, p<0.001). Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, diyet modelinin ve yeme davranışının karbon ayak izine katkısı konusunda önemli veriler sunmakta ve ayrıca sağlıklı beslenme önerilerine paralel olarak sürdürülebilir beslenme önerilerinin geliştirilmesinin önemine dikkat çekmektedir.

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Ethical Statement

Ethical approval: This research involved human participants. Ethical permission was obtained from the Erzurum Technical University Ethics Committee. The study was conducted according to the rules delineated in the Helsinki Declaration. Participants were given information about the study and asked to confirm that they would be willing to volunteer.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nutrition and Dietetics (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Osman Bozkurt
0000-0002-5829-7543
Türkiye

Sedanur Macit
0000-0002-7480-1586
Türkiye

Betül Kocaadam Bozkurt ^*
0000-0002-9058-4630
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

July 2, 2024

Publication Date

September 17, 2024

Submission Date

December 19, 2023

Acceptance Date

April 17, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 27 Number: 5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1407160

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https://izlik.org/JA35CS88YJ

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Bozkurt, O., Macit, S., & Kocaadam Bozkurt, B. (2024). Evaluation of the Dietary Carbon Footprint as a Sustainable Diet Marker in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 27(5), 1005-1014. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1407160