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Second Edition: Effects of Plant-Based Diets on Human Health and the Environment

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 4033

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Dear Colleagues,

A large body of scientific literature has shown that adherence to plant-based dietary patterns is correlated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

Plant-based diets are dietary patterns that include high consumption of plant-based foods such as vegetables, whole grains, fruits, legumes, seeds, and nuts and strongly reduce the consumption of most animal products. Meat and dairy products are fueling the climate crisis, while plant-based diets help protect the environment.

The different types of plant-based diets are:

  • Mediterranean;
  • Flexitarian;
  • Vegetarian and vegan;
  • Whole food plant-based.

This Special Issue of IJERPH will evaluate possible correlations between health and plant-based diets. The Special Issue will also study the effects of plant-based diets on the intake of certain nutrients (e.g., iron, zinc, PUFA, vitamin D) and their correlation with metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. 

Best regards,
Dr. Mauro Lombardo
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • diet
  • plant-based
  • environment
  • Mediterranean
  • flexitarian
  • vegetarian
  • obesity
  • vegan
  • cancer
  • diabetes
  • health
  • PUFA
  • iron
  • zinc

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Promising Sources of Plant-Derived Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: A Narrative Review
by Gianluca Rizzo, Luciana Baroni and Mauro Lombardo
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 1683; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031683 - 17 Jan 2023
Cited by 17 | Viewed by 3764
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(1) Background: Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are known for their ability to protect against numerous metabolic disorders. The consumption of oily fish is the main source of PUFAs in human nutrition and is commonly used for supplement production. However, seafood is an overexploited [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are known for their ability to protect against numerous metabolic disorders. The consumption of oily fish is the main source of PUFAs in human nutrition and is commonly used for supplement production. However, seafood is an overexploited source that cannot be guaranteed to cover the global demands. Furthermore, it is not consumed by everyone for ecological, economic, ethical, geographical and taste reasons. The growing demand for natural dietary sources of PUFAs suggests that current nutritional sources are insufficient to meet global needs, and less and less will be. Therefore, it is crucial to find sustainable sources that are acceptable to all, meeting the world population’s needs. (2) Scope: This review aims to evaluate the recent evidence about alternative plant sources of essential fatty acids, focusing on long-chain omega-3 (n-3) PUFAs. (3) Method: A structured search was performed on the PubMed search engine to select available human data from interventional studies using omega-3 fatty acids of non-animal origin. (4) Results: Several promising sources have emerged from the literature, such as algae, microorganisms, plants rich in stearidonic acid and GM plants. However, the costs, acceptance and adequate formulation deserve further investigation. Full article
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