Retraction Note to: Analysing Sustainable Consumption Patterns: A literature review

Surveying Global and Iranian Food Consumption Patterns: A Review of the Literature

Identifying global and regional food consumption patterns, which vary in different countries, races, social classes, and cultures will be beneficial in training individuals, promoting food literacy, and nutrition policy making. In order to compare Iranian and global food consumption patterns, a number of relevant key terms were selected and the existing quality literature databases (both i...

Retraction Note: Alcohol consumption and hormonal alterations related to muscle hypertrophy: a review

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-11-26.].

Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns

In 2006, in order to meet the requirements of the Swiss economy and households, around 360 million tonnes of materials were extracted, consumed or displaced in Switzerland or abroad. This represents an increase of 17 % compared with 1990. On the other hand, the increasing sales of organic products in 2007 and 2008 give an indication in changes in household habits towards more sustainable behavior.

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Life cycle approaches to sustainable consumption: a critical review.

The 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg called for a comprehensive set of programs focusing on sustainable consumption and production. According to world leaders, these programs should rely on life cycle assessment (LCA) to promote sustainable patterns of production and consumption. Cleaner production is a well-established activity, and it uses LCA. UNEP, the European ...