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Abstract(s)
Food production accounts for a substantial part of human activities’ negative impact on
planetary environmental stability. Although environmental education and education for sustainable
development could both promote changes in this area, research often does not focus on their potential
to build healthy and sustainable eating habits. Here, a bibliometric map of the scientific literature
is outlined, revealing trends and opportunities for research on this topic. The SPAR-4-SLR protocol
was used to collect a large sample (RQ1 sample: n = 2067) and, subsequently, a narrow sample
(RQ2 sample: n = 256) of research works on this topic. The sampling process and data treatment
were undertaken in RStudio. The bibliometric analysis shows that scientific research in this area is
increasing exponentially in quantity (R2 = 0.926). However, the model also indicates that quality
standards have been decreasing (β = −0.951 p < 0.001), with a high adjustment (R2 = 0.803). Crossstatistical
corroboration points in the same direction (r = −0.541 p < 0.01). Authorship quality
has low consistency among publications focused on eating-habit education from an environmental
sustainability perspective. The emerging topics are meat consumption, behavior, attitudes, and the
Mediterranean diet. This research unveils gaps to be explored in future research on education for
sustainable development (and environmental education) to foster healthy and sustainable eating
habits, and contributes to the discussion on the quality standards of scientific research.
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Keywords
Education for sustainable development Environmental education Health education Nutrition education Sustainable food consumption Healthy food consumption Literature analysis
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Carvalho, Nuno Aluai; Martins, Maria da Conceição (2024). Education to Promote Healthy and Sustainable Eating Habits: A Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability. ISSN 2071-1050. 16:22, p. 1-14
Publisher
MDPI