Author, as appears in the article.: Fresán, U; Vidal-Carou, MC; Ramos-Truchero, G; de Pipaon, MS; Moreno, LA; Salas-Salvadó, J
Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
URV's Author/s: Salas Salvadó, Jorge
Keywords: Sustainable knowledge Sustainability awareness Health personnel Food sustainability Food concerns Dietary survey Dietary environmental impact Dietary counseling
Abstract: Current dietary patterns, especially in high-income countries, are unsustainable. Health professionals, due to their credibility and close contact with the general population, could serve as agents of change for the adoption of sustainable diets. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding sustainable diets among the health professionals in Spain. A 24-item online questionnaire was designed for this purpose, and sent to health professionals (i.e., dietitians-nutritionists, nurses, physicians, and pharmacists). From September 2021 to May 2022, 2,545 health professionals answered the survey completely. One-fifth of them had never heard the term “sustainable diet”, and most of them recognized having limited knowledge about it. They considered promoting sustainable diets when making dietary recommendations important, and pointed out that they would like to be trained on the topic. Indeed, they reported that all health professionals, independent of their career background, should be educated on sustainable diets. Efforts should be stressed on implementing training courses, at university level but also as continuous post-graduate training, providing health professionals in Spain the necessary knowledge to promote the adoption of sustainable diets among the population.
Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva Nutrition and dietetics Nutrition & dietetics Nutrição Medicina i Interdisciplinar Food science Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism Educação física
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: jordi.salas@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2700-7459
Record's date: 2024-08-03
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1182226/full
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Front Nutr. 10
APA: Fresán, U; Vidal-Carou, MC; Ramos-Truchero, G; de Pipaon, MS; Moreno, LA; Salas-Salvadó, J (2023). Knowledge, attitude, and patient advice on sustainable diets among Spanish health professionals. Front Nutr, 10(), -. DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1182226
Article's DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1182226
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications