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Table 3 Contribution of food groups to the energy, cost and environmental impact parameters by 1000Ā kcal/day

From: Differences in the cost and environmental impact between the current diet in Brazil and healthy and sustainable diets: a modeling study

Ā 

R$/1000Ā kcal/day

% Food group energy/day

Carbon Footprint (kg/day/1000Ā kcal)

Water Footprint (liters/day/1000Ā kcal)

Ā 

Current

BDG

EAT-Lancet

Current

BDG

EAT-Lancet

Current

BDG

EAT-Lancet

Current

BDG

EAT-Lancet

Fruit

0.24

0.54

1.66

2.9

8.1Ā„

18.6Ā„

0.03

0.07

0.21

30.1

83.3

229.2

95%IC

0.23;0.24

0.53;0.54

1.63;1.69

2.8;2.9

7.9;8.2

18.2;18.9

0.03;0.03

0.07;0.07

0.20;0.21

29.4;30.8

81.1;85.0

224.7;233.7

Vegetables

0.45

0.48

0.91

2.3Ā„

3.6Ā„

7.6Ā„

0.03

0.04

0.09

63.4

63.6

185.8

95%IC

0.43;0.46

0.47;0.48

0.89;0.93

2.3;2.4

3.5;3.7

7.4;7.8

0.03;0.03

0.04;0.04

0.09;0.09

61.6;65.2

62.5;64.7

179.4;192.2

Grains and starchy vegetables

0.46

1.23

1.09

25.4

41.2Ā„

35.2

0.18

0.29

0.22

136.5

265.4

239.5

95%IC

0.45;0.47

1.21;1.26

1.06;1.12

25.1;25.8

40.8;41.7

34.7;35.7

0.18;0.19

0.29;0.30

0.22;0.23

134.0;138.9

262.0;268.8

234.2;244.9

Dairy

0.54

0.44

0.63

5.4Ā„

5.6

6.9

0.20

0.24

0.24

227.5

317.7

261.7

95%IC

0.52;0.56

0.43;0.45

0.61;0.65

5.2;5.5

5.5;5.8

6.6;7.1

0.19;0.20

0.23;0.25

0.23;0.25

220.3;235.8

307.7;327.7

251.2;272.3

Protein foods

0.98

1.00

1.34

13.8

13.4

19.7

0.21

0.16

0.16

188.8

223.4

402.2

95%IC

0.96;1.0

0.98;1.0

1.29;1.38

13.5;14.1

13.2;13.5

19.2;20.1

0.20;0.21

0.15;0.16

0.15;0.16

183.2;194.3

219.4;227.5

384.5;419.9

Fats and oils

0.11

0.11

0.28

6.1

6.4

11.4

0.02

0.03

0.03

26.1

30.7

35.6

95%IC

0.10;0.11

0.11;0.11

0.26;0.29

5.9;6.2

6.3;6.5

11.1;11.7

0.02;0.03

0.03;0.03

0.03;0.04

25.4;26.8

30.0;31.4

34.4;36.8

Sauces, dressings, spreads, sugars

0.11

0.09

0.00

8.0

4.9

0.0

0.02

0.01

0.00

30.0

25.8

0.0

95%IC

0.11;0.12

0.9;0.9

-

7.8;8.2

4.8;5.1

-

0.02;0.02

0.01;0.01

-

29.4;30.7

25.1;26.5

-

Discretionary foods

1.04

0.64

0.00

22.5

13.9

0.0

0.48

0.18

0.00

493.1

196.2

0.0

95%IC

1.03;1.07

0.62;0.65

-

22.1;22.9

13.6;14.2

-

0.47;0.50

0.18;0.18

-

482.1;504.1

191.1;201.3

-

Beverages

0.08

0.03

0.11

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.01

0.00

0.01

14.3

4.4

19.1

95%IC

0.07;0.08

0.03;0.03

0.11;0.11

0.0;0.0

0.0;0.0

0.0;0.0

0.01;0.01

0.00;0.00

0.01;0.01

13.7;15.0

4.2;4.6

18.3;19.8

Sugar-sweetened beverages

0.63

0.25

0.00

3.0

2.1

0.0

0.62

0.21

0.00

581.0

197.9

0.0

95%IC

0.61;0.64

0.24;0.26

-

3.0;3.1

2.0;2.2

-

0.60;0.64

0.20;0.22

-

562.5;599.4

187.1;208.7

-

Red meat

1.01

0.11

0.10

10.5

1.4

0.9

1.27

0.16

0.11

914.5

133.9

75.4

95%IC

0.98;1.03

0.10;0.11

0.10;0.10

10.2;10.7

1.3;1.5

0.8;0.9

1.23;1.30

0.16;0.17

0.11;0.012

889.2;939.8

128.1;139.7

70.2;80.5

  1. Notes: Protein foods: Poultry, seafood, eggs, legumes, nuts. Beverages: coffee and tea. Current: current diet; BDG: Brazilian Dietary Guidelines diet; EAT-Lancet: EAT-Lancet Commission diet. Discretionary foods and sugar-sweetened beverages represent ultra-processed foods. Ā„values ā€‹ā€‹outside the limits established in the model
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