Sustainable food transition in Portugal: Assessing the Footprint of dietary choices and gaps in national and local food policies

A Galli, SM Pires, K Iha, AA Alves, D Lin… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The food system is increasingly acknowledged as the single largest reason for humans'
transgression of key planetary limits and it is gaining centrality in our societal run-up towards …

Nudging consumers toward healthier food choices: A field study on the effect of social norms

D Gonçalves, P Coelho, LF Martinez, P Monteiro - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food choices influence the health of individuals, and supermarkets are the place where part
of the world population makes their food choices on a daily basis. Different methods to …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the environmental impact of diet–Influence of using different databases of foods' environmental footprints

C Carvalho, D Correia, SA Costa, C Lopes… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Current food systems compromise many environmental impact boundaries, and a dietary
transition towards sustainable dietary patterns is needed. The definition of policies to …

[HTML][HTML] Methodological approaches for the assessment of bisphenol A exposure

SA Costa, M Severo, D Correia, C Carvalho… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor used in food contact materials, by the
application of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. The main objective of this study is to …

Identifying sustainable foods from among those culturally acceptable by Portuguese children and adolescents (3–17 years old)

M Rei, C Walker, A Bergin, J Kearney… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Promoting sustainable diets requires identifying those foods that balance nutritional quality,
environmental impact, and cost, and taking cultural preferences into account. However …

Towards an in-depth understanding of physical activity and eating behaviours during COVID-19 social confinement: a combined approach from a Portuguese national …

MN Silva, MJ Gregório, R Santos, A Marques… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rapid worldwide decreases in physical activity (PA), an increase in sedentary behaviour
(SB) and poorer dietary patterns have been reported during COVID-19 confinement periods …

Associated factors to the consumption of ultra-processed foods and its relation with dietary sources in Portugal

V Magalhães, M Severo, D Correia… - Journal of nutritional …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are common worldwide and associated with poorer health
outcomes. This work aimed to explore the UPF consumption associated factors and its main …

The role of socio-economic factors in food consumption of Portuguese children and adolescents: results from the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey …

S Vilela, I Muresan, D Correia, M Severo… - British Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
This study aimed to evaluate the association between socio-economic factors and the food
consumption of a young population. Participants were from the Portuguese National Food …

Dietary patterns in Portuguese children and adolescent population: The UPPER project

MM de Moraes, B Oliveira, C Afonso, C Santos… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Considering the nature, extent, and purpose of food processing, this study aims to identify
dietary patterns (DPs) and their associations with sociodemographic factors and diet quality …

Consumption of ultra-processed foods and non-communicable disease-related nutrient profile in Portuguese adults and elderly (2015–2016): the UPPER project

RC de Miranda, F Rauber, MM de Moraes… - British Journal of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
This study aims to investigate the dietary share of ultra-processed foods and its association
with the non-communicable disease (NCD)-related nutrient profile of adult and elderly …