Harnessing the Power of Plants: Innovative Approaches to Pollution Prevention and Mitigation DOI Open Access
Wajid Zaman, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(23), P. 10587 - 10587

Published: Dec. 3, 2024

Innovative and sustainable environmental management strategies are urgently required to address the escalating global pollution crisis. Phytoremediation, which involves using plants mitigate, remediate, or contain contaminants, is a promising, cost-effective, environmentally friendly alternative conventional remediation methods. This review summarizes current research elucidate multifaceted roles of in mitigation, detailing mechanisms such as phytoextraction, phytostabilization, phytodegradation, rhizofiltration; we highlight successful case studies that demonstrate practical applications across diverse environments, use hyperaccumulator for heavy metal removal genetically engineered species organic pollutant degradation. Furthermore, this explores recent technological advancements have enhanced effectiveness phytoremediation, integration nanotechnology genetic engineering. It also analyzes economic social implications adopting plant-based control strategies, emphasizing their potential community involvement socioeconomic benefits. Despite promising outlook, acknowledge inherent challenges limitations including public acceptance scalability issues. Finally, identify key opportunities future innovative approaches could expand scope impact phytotechnologies mitigation. comprehensive underscores both agents restoration essential components systems.

Language: Английский

Towards Sustainable Diet: An Inquiry of Plant-based Diet using Protective Motivation Theory DOI Creative Commons

Dr Chin Wei CHONG,

Dr Wendy Ming Yen TEOH,

D. A. Ojo

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Future Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100647 - 100647

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Adaptafood: an intelligent system to adapt recipes to specialised diets and healthy lifestyles DOI Creative Commons
Andrea Morales-Garzón, Karel Gutiérrez‐Batista, Marı́a J. Martı́n-Bautista

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Multimedia Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 31(1)

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Abstract This paper presents AdaptaFood, a system to adapt recipes specific dietary constraints. is common societal issue due various needs arising from medical conditions, allergies, or nutritional preferences. AdaptaFood provides recipe adaptations two inputs: image (a fine-tuned image-captioning model allows us extract the ingredients) object (we ingredients features). For adaptation, we propose use an attention-based language sentence based on BERT learn semantics of and, therefore, discover hidden relations among them. Specifically, them perform tasks: (1) align food items several sources expand information; (2) semantic features embedded in representation vector detect potential substitutes for ingredients. The results show that successfully learns domain-specific knowledge after re-training it computing domain. Combining this acquired with adopted strategy and replacement enables generation high-quality versions dealing heterogeneity different-origin data.

Language: Английский

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A Plant-Dominant Low-Protein Diet in Chronic Kidney Disease Management: A Narrative Review with Considerations for Cyprus DOI Open Access
Andreas Michail, Eleni Andreou

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(6), P. 970 - 970

Published: March 10, 2025

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major global health challenge, significantly contributing to morbidity and mortality due its strong association with cardiovascular complications, metabolic imbalances, reduced quality of life. Among the various interventions for CKD management, nutrition therapy plays critical role in slowing progression improving patient outcomes. The Plant-Dominant Low-Protein Diet (PLADO) has emerged as promising dietary strategy that prioritizes plant-based protein sources while restricting overall intake, offering potential renal, cardiovascular, benefits. This review evaluates current evidence on efficacy PLADO analyzing impact renal function, health, systemic inflammation. Key findings suggest can delay progression, reduce dialysis dependence, mitigate risks through lower acid load, increased fiber anti-inflammatory properties. Additionally, been shown support gut microbiota diversity uremic toxin production, advantages beyond health. While appears nutritionally adequate, concerns remain regarding sufficiency, potassium long-term adherence. Its successful implementation requires tailored meal planning, education, regular clinical monitoring optimize outcomes risks. highlights importance integrating into management holistic, patient-centered approach, particularly regions like Cyprus, where no studies have evaluated applicability. By synthesizing existing research, this provides insights clinicians, dietitians, researchers further explore outcomes, adherence strategies, feasibility across diverse healthcare settings. Future should focus large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCTs) establish PLADO’s guidelines practice.

Language: Английский

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Social networks’ role in vegetarian diet adoption and maintenance: A prospective study from the northern Netherlands DOI Creative Commons
Kristina Thompson, Yinjie Zhu, Spencer Moore

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Appetite, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 107951 - 107951

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Associations between national plant-based vs animal-based protein supplies and age-specific mortality in human populations DOI Creative Commons

Caitlin Andrews,

David Raubenheimer, Stephen J. Simpson

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Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: April 11, 2025

Transitions to sustainable food systems require shifts in production and availability, particularly the replacement of animal-based protein with plant-based protein. To explore how this transition may relate demographic patterns, we undertake an ecological analysis global associations between age-specific mortality, total national macronutrient distributions, substitution. Our dataset includes per capita daily supply data for 101 countries from 1961-2018. After adjusting time, population size, economic factors, find low supplies higher mortality rates across all age groups. Early-life survivorship improves fat supplies, while later-life survival increased lower supplies. Here, show that optimal balance which correlates minimal varies age, suggesting reductions dietary protein, especially animal sources, need be managed redistributions health environmental benefits.

Language: Английский

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Risk-Benefit Assessment in Food Systems: Towards Personalized Nutrition and Sustainable Diets DOI
Zhaoyu Li,

Rongyi Ye,

M. H. Yang

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Trends in Food Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 161, P. 105039 - 105039

Published: April 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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Scoping Review: Environmental Factors Influencing Food Intake in Mental Health Inpatient Settings DOI Creative Commons
Luise V. Marino, Rosan Meyer, Sarah Veale

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Dietetics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 4(2), P. 18 - 18

Published: May 1, 2025

Healthcare organisations in the United Kingdom must comply with national standards for food and drink, including sustainable sourcing minimisation, mitigation, management of waste. Despite this, an estimated one six plates served hospitals are wasted daily, producing 12% UK’s waste, equating to 6% carbon dioxide emissions (CO2e) nationally, a waste-management cost GBP 230 m per annum. Within healthcare, there is move towards implementation “plant-based diets by default” reduce environmental impact, improve nutritional outcomes, costs. However, plant-based often perceived as being difficult prepare caterers, less enjoyable, potentially resulting more We conducted scoping review examine influence social, medical, physical environment on intake during inpatient admission mental health hospital. Fourteen studies were included. identified five critical knowledge areas: (i) socio-cultural environment, (ii) evidence-based measures strategies (iii) economic (iv) inevitability weight gain, (v) applications theoretical models behaviour change. Future research should explore development behaviour-change framework inclusive training, education, goal-setting components staff, patients, visitors.

Language: Английский

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Dietary Patterns and Nutrient Intake in Pregnancy and Lactation DOI Open Access
Gail Rees, Louise Brough

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. 1543 - 1543

Published: April 30, 2025

Optimal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation is essential for the health well-being of both mother developing child [...].

Language: Английский

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Anxiety for the planet, health for the body: the relationship between eco‐anxiety and the Mediterranean diet in Turkish young adults DOI Creative Commons
Cansu Memiç İnan,

Ceren Şarahman‐Kahraman,

İrem Topal

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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 8, 2025

Abstract BACKGROUND Eco‐anxiety is a psychological state that expresses concerns about climate change and thought to affect individuals' adherence the Mediterranean diet; however, no study has examined this relationship. This aimed examine relationship between eco‐anxiety diet in young adults, one of age groups most affected by eco‐anxiety. RESULTS Of 736 individuals who participated study, 70.5% were female, mean was 20.9 ± 1.8 years. Higher levels found females those studying health‐related departments ( P < 0.05). The score tends be higher with scale β = 0.322, 95% CI : 0.129–0.503, 0.001) 4.541, 3.729–5.317, 0.001), while it decrease income −0.622, −1.171 −0.072, 0.027). CONCLUSİON results indicate not entirely negative. Moderate may enhance awareness environmental issues support diet. © 2025 Author(s). Journal Science Food Agriculture published John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf Society Chemical Industry.

Language: Английский

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Spatial Barriers to Transforming toward a Healthy Food System in the Noreste of Mexico DOI Open Access
Rob Roggema, Aleksandra Krstikj, B. J. Erazo Flores

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Nutrients, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(9), P. 1259 - 1259

Published: April 24, 2024

In the past five decades, global food systems have undergone a notable transition, moving from predominantly rural settings to increasingly urban and industrialized environments, largely driven by processes of globalization supply chain integration. However, this evolution has not adequately addressed equitable access nutritious diets resulting in adverse health outcomes. This study delves into spatial non-spatial barriers that impede adoption healthy Noreste Mexico, particularly focusing on challenges associated with accessing cultivating plant-based foods. Through an examination suitable areas for agriculture exploration socio-cultural factors influencing diets, research focuses interventions aimed at promoting healthier more sustainable eating practices Monterrey. The findings reveal significant disparities across Monterrey metropolitan area, central zones exhibiting superior fresh foods compared suburban peripheral regions. inequality disproportionately affects marginalized characterized higher poverty rates, exacerbating issues insecurity. Nevertheless, traditional dietary could offer promising avenues creating culturally transitions, even amidst ongoing process urbanization.

Language: Английский

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