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Wageningen University and Research Centre
Education•Wageningen, Netherlands•
About: Wageningen University and Research Centre is a education organization based out in Wageningen, Netherlands. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Sustainability. The organization has 23474 authors who have published 54833 publications receiving 2608897 citations.
Topics: Population, Sustainability, Agriculture, Climate change, Gene
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the development and incidence of alternative food networks within a European-wide context by developing a consistent definition of short food supply chains, and then examine empirical evidence concerning their incidence and rural development impact across seven EU member states.
Abstract: In this paper we explore the development and incidence of alternative food networks within a European-wide context. By developing a consistent definition of short food supply chains, we address both the morphology and the dynamics of these, and then examine empirical evidence concerning their incidence and rural development impact across seven EU member states. These developments need to be seen as one significant contribution to the current transitions in rural Europe concerning the crisis of conventional intensive and productivist agriculture and the public consumer pressure for a larger variety of distinctive 'quality' food products.
1,580 citations
TL;DR: The number of adults with raised blood pressure increased from 594 million in 1975 to 1·13 billion in 2015, with the increase largely in low-income and middle-income countries, and the contributions of changes in prevalence versus population growth and ageing to the increase.
1,573 citations
TL;DR: Among individuals aged 70 to 90 years, adherence to a Mediterranean diet and healthful lifestyle is associated with a more than 50% lower rate of all-causes and cause-specific mortality.
Abstract: ContextDietary patterns and lifestyle factors are associated with mortality
from all causes, coronary heart disease, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer,
but few studies have investigated these factors in combination.ObjectiveTo investigate the single and combined effect of Mediterranean diet,
being physically active, moderate alcohol use, and nonsmoking on all-cause
and cause-specific mortality in European elderly individuals.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThe Healthy Ageing: a Longitudinal study in Europe (HALE) population,
comprising individuals enrolled in the Survey in Europe on Nutrition and the
Elderly: a Concerned Action (SENECA) and the Finland, Italy, the Netherlands,
Elderly (FINE) studies, includes 1507 apparently healthy men and 832 women,
aged 70 to 90 years in 11 European countries. This cohort study was conducted
between 1988 and 2000.Main Outcome MeasuresTen-year mortality from all causes, coronary heart disease, cardiovascular
diseases, and cancer.ResultsDuring follow-up, 935 participants died: 371 from cardiovascular diseases,
233 from cancer, and 145 from other causes; for 186, the cause of death was
unknown. Adhering to a Mediterranean diet (hazard ratio [HR], 0.77; 95% confidence
interval [CI], 0.68-0.88), moderate alcohol use (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.67-0.91),
physical activity (HR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.55-0.72), and nonsmoking (HR, 0.65;
95% CI, 0.57-0.75) were associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality
(HRs controlled for age, sex, years of education, body mass index, study,
and other factors). Similar results were observed for mortality from coronary
heart disease, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. The combination of 4 low
risk factors lowered the all-cause mortality rate to 0.35 (95% CI, 0.28-0.44).
In total, lack of adherence to this low-risk pattern was associated with a
population attributable risk of 60% of all deaths, 64% of deaths from coronary
heart disease, 61% from cardiovascular diseases, and 60% from cancer.ConclusionAmong individuals aged 70 to 90 years, adherence to a Mediterranean
diet and healthful lifestyle is associated with a more than 50% lower rate
of all-causes and cause-specific mortality.
1,545 citations
Nicholas J Kassebaum1, Megha Arora1, Ryan M Barber1, Zulfiqar A Bhutta2 +679 more•Institutions (268)
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015) for all-cause mortality, cause-specific mortality, and non-fatal disease burden to derive HALE and DALYs by sex for 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2015.
1,533 citations
University of Oxford1, University of Minnesota2, International Food Policy Research Institute3, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation4, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research5, Technical University of Madrid6, Wageningen University and Research Centre7, Chatham House8, Stockholm Resilience Centre9, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences10, Bioversity International11, American University of Beirut12, Johns Hopkins University13, University of California, Santa Barbara14, Harvard University15
TL;DR: A global model finds that the environmental impacts of the food system could increase by 60–90% by 2050, and that dietary changes, improvements in technologies and management, and reductions in food loss and waste will all be needed to mitigate these impacts.
Abstract: The food system is a major driver of climate change, changes in land use, depletion of freshwater resources, and pollution of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems through excessive nitrogen and phosphorus inputs. Here we show that between 2010 and 2050, as a result of expected changes in population and income levels, the environmental effects of the food system could increase by 50–90% in the absence of technological changes and dedicated mitigation measures, reaching levels that are beyond the planetary boundaries that define a safe operating space for humanity. We analyse several options for reducing the environmental effects of the food system, including dietary changes towards healthier, more plant-based diets, improvements in technologies and management, and reductions in food loss and waste. We find that no single measure is enough to keep these effects within all planetary boundaries simultaneously, and that a synergistic combination of measures will be needed to sufficiently mitigate the projected increase in environmental pressures.
1,521 citations
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter C. Willett | 334 | 2399 | 413322 |
| Albert Hofman | 267 | 2530 | 321405 |
| Frank B. Hu | 250 | 1675 | 253464 |
| Willem M. de Vos | 148 | 670 | 88146 |
| Willy Verstraete | 139 | 920 | 76659 |
| Jonathan D. G. Jones | 129 | 417 | 80908 |
| Bert Brunekreef | 124 | 806 | 81938 |
| Pedro W. Crous | 115 | 809 | 51925 |
| Marten Scheffer | 111 | 350 | 73789 |
| Wim E. Hennink | 110 | 600 | 49940 |
| Daan Kromhout | 108 | 453 | 55551 |
| Peter H. Verburg | 107 | 464 | 34254 |
| Marcel Dicke | 107 | 613 | 42959 |
| Vincent W. V. Jaddoe | 106 | 1008 | 44269 |
| Hao Wu | 105 | 669 | 42607 |