Carbon footprint of the Brazilian diet

• Main Authors: Josefa Maria Fellegger Garzillo (Author), Priscila Pereira Machado (Author), Fernanda Helena Marrocos Leite (Author), Euridice Martinez Steele (Author), Vanessa Fadanelli Schoenardie Poli (Author), Maria Laura da Costa Louzada (Author), Renata Bertazzi Levy (Author), Carlos Augusto Monteiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To estimate the carbon footprint of the Brazilian diet and of sociodemographic strata of this population. METHODS: Carbon footprint of the diet was estimated based on data from two 24-hour diet records, obtained in 2008 and 2009, from a probabilistic sample of the Brazilian popul...