Belmira Almeida Ferreira Neto

Dr. Belmira Almeida Ferreira Neto

Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 October 2012 in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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BNBelmira Almeida Ferreira Neto
Belmira Almeida Ferreira Neto
Ana Cláudia DiasAna Cláudia Dias
Ana Cláudia Dias
MMMarina Machado
Marina Machado

9 June 2022 in Advances in Nutrition
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JBJoana Margarida Bôto
Joana Margarida Bôto
Ada RochaAda Rocha
Ada Rocha
VMVera Miguéis
Vera Miguéis
MMManuela Meireles
Manuela Meireles
BNBelmira Almeida Ferreira Neto
Belmira Almeida Ferreira Neto
The concern about sustainability is growing and the Mediterranean diet has been extensively identified as a promising model, with benefits for human and environmental health. This systematic review aims to identify and describe the indicators that have been used to evaluate the sustainability of the Mediterranean diet and the results from their application. A methodology using PRISMA guidelines was followed, and searches were performed in Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and GreenFile. A total of 32 studies assessing the sustainability of the Mediterranean diet were identified. Twenty-five of these studies quantified the environmental impact, 7 studies evaluated the nutritional quality, and 12 studies assessed the daily cost of this dietary pattern. A total of 33 distinct indicators were identified, of which 10 were used to assess the environmental dimension (mainly, carbon, water, and ecological footprint), 8 were used to assess the nutritional dimension (mainly Health score and Nutrient Rich Food Index), 1 was used to assess the economic dimension (dietary cost), and 8 used combined indicators. The remaining 6 indicators for the assessment of sociocultural dimension were only identified in 1 study but were not measured. The Mediterranean diet had a lower environmental impact than Western diets and showed a carbon footprint between 0.9 and 6.88 kg CO2/d per capita, a water footprint between 600 and 5280 m3/d per capita, and an ecological footprint between 2.8 and 53.42 m2/d per capita. With regard to the nutritional dimension, the Mediterranean diet had a high nutritional quality and obtained 122 points on the Health score and ranged between 12.95 and 90.6 points on the Nutrient Rich Food Index. The cost of the Mediterranean diet is similar to other diets and varied between 3.33 and 14.42€/d per capita. These findings show that no uniformity in assessing the MDiet's sustainability exists.

1 May 2014 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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MHMarta Herva
Marta Herva
BNBelmira Almeida Ferreira Neto
Belmira Almeida Ferreira Neto
EREnrique Roca
Enrique Roca

16 November 2020 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
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ASAna Catarina Sousa
Ana Catarina Sousa
Anabela VeigaAnabela Veiga
Anabela Veiga
Ana Colette MaurícioAna Colette Maurício
Ana Colette Maurício
MLMaria Ascensão Lopes
Maria Ascensão Lopes
JSJosé Domingos Santos
José Domingos Santos
BNBelmira Almeida Ferreira Neto
Belmira Almeida Ferreira Neto

13 November 2017 in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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CSCatarina Basto Silva
Catarina Basto Silva
LVLuisa M. P. Valente
Luisa M. P. Valente
Elisabete MatosElisabete Matos
Elisabete Matos
Miguel BrandãoMiguel Brandão
Miguel Brandão
BNBelmira Almeida Ferreira Neto
Belmira Almeida Ferreira Neto

21 June 2017 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
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BNBelmira Almeida Ferreira Neto
Belmira Almeida Ferreira Neto
MCMiguel Gama Caldas
Miguel Gama Caldas