Nutritional availability and carbon footprints of omnivorous, vegetarian and vegan diets: A cross-sectional analysis of dietary data for UK children aged 2–12
Alice Coffey, Robert Lillywhite, Oyinlola Oyebode · 2026
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Alice Coffey leads a 2026 analysis of nutrition and carbon footprints for diets of United Kingdom children aged two to twelve. Plant-based diets are growing, but their adequacy for children is debated. The team analyzed three-day weighed food diaries from 39 children: fifteen omnivores, eleven vegetarians, and thirteen vegans, with emissions counted per ingredient.
No group met every nutrient target. Omnivores ate too much saturated fat and free sugar and too little fiber, while plant-based children sat in healthy ranges for those items. Vegan diets had the lowest emissions, forty-six percent below omnivore diets. Vitamin D and iodine gaps appeared across groups. Well-planned plant diets can meet most needs with fortified foods and supplements, the authors conclude.
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| CREATOR | Alice Coffey, Robert Lillywhite, Oyinlola Oyebode |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39998 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |