Balancing Health and Sustainability: Assessing the Benefits of Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Pesticide Residues
Nutrients,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(4), P. 727 - 727
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
The
increased
consumption
of
fruit
and
vegetables
is
essential
for
moving
towards
a
healthier
more
sustainable
diet.
Vegetarian
diets
are
gaining
in
popularity
due
to
their
environmental
health
implications;
however,
there
need
additional
research
investigating
pesticide
residues
these
foods.
It
increasingly
recognized
that
the
global
food
system
must
prioritize
nutritional
quality,
health,
impact
over
quantity.
Food
contaminants,
including
pesticides,
mycotoxins,
heavy
metals,
pose
substantial
threat
safety
persistent
nature
harmful
effects.
We
conducted
literature
search
utilizing
four
distinct
databases
(PubMed,
Google
Scholar,
NIH,
ScienceDirect)
several
combinations
keywords
(pesticides,
food,
vegetarian
diet,
toxicity,
sustainable,
removal).
Consequently,
we
selected
recent
relevant
studies
proposed
topic.
have
incorporated
articles
discuss
items,
particularly
plant-based
products.
This
study
rigorously
analyzes
impacts
pesticides
ultimately
provides
solutions
elimination
or
reduction,
along
with
environmentally
sound
alternatives
use.
concludes
transition
agriculture
production
reducing
thereby
protecting
human
wildlife
populations,
environment.
paper
argues
urgent
transform
systems
sustainability.
Language: Английский
Assessment of groundwater quality and public health risks: physicochemical and bacteriological analysis in the Casablanca-Settat region, Morocco
International Journal of Environmental Studies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 17
Published: Nov. 20, 2024
This
study
reports
groundwater
contamination
in
Morocco's
Casablanca-Settat
region
and
observes
quality
trends,
using
Moroccan,
EU
WHO
standards.
High
mineralisation
was
attributed
to
soil
composition
extensive
agriculture.
Bacteriological
analysis
indicated
significant
faecal
contamination,
with
a
positive
correlation
between
bacterial
load
(TC,
EC,
IE)
physicochemical
parameters
(NO3–,
NH4+,
oxidisability),
as
nitrates
ammonium
provide
nutrients
for
growth,
thus
explaining
the
direct
correlation.
The
highlights
region's
deteriorating
quality.
Language: Английский