O impacto das escolhas alimentares na protecção dos direitos humanos e dos animais e na sustentabilidade ambiental

Autores

  • Raquel Guiné Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, CI&DETS/CERNAS Research Centres, Viseu, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0595-6805
  • Paula Correia Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, CI&DETS/CERNAS Research Centres, Viseu, Portugal
  • Manuela Ferreira Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, CI&DETS/UICISA Research Centres, Viseu, Portugal
  • Monica Tarcea Univ. Medicine & Pharmacy Targu-Mures, Dep. of Community Nutrition & Food Safety, Targu-Mures, Romania
  • Elena Bartkiene Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Dep. Food Safety and Quality, Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Elena Vittadini University of Camerino, School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, Camerino, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0205e.02.00258

Palavras-chave:

cadeia alimentar, embalagem de alimentos, alimentos sustentáveis, resíduos, bem-estar

Resumo

Introdução: As escolhas alimentares das pessoas são da maior importância para regulamentar os mercados e a cadeia alimentar com vista à meta global de sustentabilidade. 

Objetivos: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar em que medida alguns aspetos ligados à sustentabilidade na cadeia alimentar influenciam as escolhas alimentares das pessoas, especificamente nos domínios de embalagem, excedentes, transporte e bem-estar humano ou animal. 

Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal envolvendo 3183 pessoas de Portugal, Itália, Lituânia e Roménia, que participaram neste estudo por questionário entre janeiro e junho de 2018. 

Resultados: As pessoas tendem a condicionar as suas escolhas alimentares com vista a contribuir para uma cadeia alimentar mais sustentável, com respeito pelo meio ambiente, pelos seres humanos e pelos animais. As áreas em que esse comportamento é mais forte incluem evitar o desperdício de alimentos em casa (80% dos participantes), preferência por alimentos locais (60%), cultivo sustentável, preparação ou embalagem de alimentos (66%). O respeito pelos direitos dos animais é muito importante para 62% dos participantes, mas o respeito pelos direitos humanos é uma preocupação de apenas 32%. Os resultados dos testes estatísticos indicaram que a idade, a educação, o país, a área profissional e o tipo de dieta influenciaram significativamente as escolhas das pessoas em relação à sustentabilidade da cadeia alimentar. 

Conclusões: Embora os resultados sejam indicativos de que as pessoas começam a condicionar os seus comportamentos alimentares também de acordo com questões de sustentabilidade, também é verdade que ainda há trabalho a ser feito, uma vez que a adoção dessas escolhas sustentáveis ainda é limitada. 

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2020-06-01

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Guiné, R., Correia, P., Ferreira, M., Tarcea, M., Bartkiene, E., & Vittadini, E. (2020). O impacto das escolhas alimentares na protecção dos direitos humanos e dos animais e na sustentabilidade ambiental. Millenium - Journal of Education, Technologies, and Health, 2(5e), 35–43. https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0205e.02.00258

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Ciências agrárias, alimentares e veterinárias