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Food, health, the environment and consumers' dietary choices
Author(s) -
Lea Emma
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1747-0080
pISSN - 1446-6368
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2005.tb00005.x
Subject(s) - food choice , business , agriculture , marketing , healthy food , health food , health professionals , environmental health , food science , medicine , economics , health care , geography , economic growth , pathology , chemistry , archaeology
The aim of this paper is to examine some of the issues that surround food and the environment, particularly conventional and organic agriculture and food distribution, and to look at some of the health implications. It is argued that the links between food, health and the environment are strong. Consumers have the power to have an impact positively or negatively on the environment via their dietary choices. By providing information and advice about the environmental as well as the health impact of food choices, health and nutrition professionals could increase consumers' awareness of such issues.