Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
UNION OF THRACE UNIVERSITIES V. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES CONGRESS, Balıkesir, Türkiye, 01 Aralık 2022, ss.214
Aim: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 13. The Climate Action plan aims to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. However, one-third of the anthropogenic causes of climate change are the dietary patterns of individuals and food production. Therefore, more preference for diet patterns thought to have less environmental impact may play a vital role in the prevention of climate change for global targets. The aim of this study is to determine the total greenhouse gas emissions of the dietary patterns of different geographical regions according to the Turkish Nutrition and Health Survey (TBSA) and to raise awareness about the environmental impacts they cause. Methods: TBSA-2019 data were used in the nutritional composition of dietary patterns according to geographical regions. Geographical regions were made according to the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. Greenhouse gas emission values were calculated using the LCA approach (Life-cycle assessment) from the data obtained as a result of systematic reviews. Results: Dietary patterns of 12 regions were evaluated as a result of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. The West Marmara region diet had the highest greenhouse gas emission levels with 2983.79 g CO2-eq/person/day, followed by the Istanbul diet and Southeastern Anatolia diet (2941.73 g CO2-eq/person/day and 2935.08 g CO2-eq/person/day) whereas the Mediterranean region diet had the lowest greenhouse gas emission levels with 2623.90 g CO2-eq/person/day. Conclusions: Our study highlighted the importance of regional differences between greenhouse gas emission levels of diets. The present study showed that dietary changes would significantly contribute to lowering greenhouse gas emission levels such as the Mediterranean region's diet. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions depending on the diet profile can contribute to the 3rd of the SDGs Good Health and Well-Being, the 12th to Responsible Consumption and Production, and the 13th to Climate Action.