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Knowledge, attitude, and patient advice on sustainable diets among Spanish health professionals

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    Identifier: imarina:9326649
    Authors:
    Fresán, UVidal-Carou, MCRamos-Truchero, Gde Pipaon, MSMoreno, LASalas-Salvadó, J
    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.
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    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
  • Keywords:

    Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Food Science,Nutrition & Dietetics,Nutrition and Dietetics
    Sustainable knowledge
    Sustainability awareness
    Health personnel
    Food sustainability
    Food concerns
    Dietary survey
    Dietary environmental impact
    Dietary counseling
    Saúde coletiva
    Nutrition and dietetics
    Nutrition & dietetics
    Nutrição
    Medicina i
    Interdisciplinar
    Food science
    Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
    Educação física
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