Comparison of the carbon footprint of different patient diets in a Spanish hospital
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Comparison of the carbon footprint of different patient diets in a Spanish hospitalAuthor (s)
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2015Publisher
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1355-8196Bibliographic citation
VIDAL, Rosario, et al. Comparison of the carbon footprint of different patient diets in a Spanish hospital. Journal of health services research & policy, 2015, vol. 20, n. 1, p. 39-44.Type
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Abstract
Objectives:
Mitigating climate change requires management strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in any
sector, including the health system. Carbon footprint calculations should play a key role in ... [+]
Abstract
Objectives:
Mitigating climate change requires management strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in any
sector, including the health system. Carbon footprint calculations should play a key role in quantifying and communicating
these emissions. Food is among the categories with low accuracy because the carbon footprint for food is still under
development. We aimed to quantify the carbon footprint of different diets.
Methods:
Average carbon footprint for a normal diet was based on detailed composition data in Juan Ramo
́
n Jime
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nez
Hospital (Huelva, Spain). In addition, the carbon footprints of 17 other therapeutic diets were estimated using a
streamlined variation of each diet published by Benidorm Clinical Hospital (Spain).
Results:
The carbon footprint was calculated for 18 hospital diets for a variety of patients. The reference menu
corresponds to the normal diet provided to patients who do not have special dietary requirements. This menu has a
low carbon footprint of 5.083 CO
2
eq/day.
Conclusions:
Hospital diets contribute to the carbon footprint of a hospital. The type of diet has a significant impact on
the greenhouse gas emissions. A Mediterranean diet is associated with lower environmental impact than diets with more
meat, in particular red meat. [-]
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