Promoting healthy eating without plastics: An ethical practice in primary care

Mayara Floss; Ylana Rodrigues; Angélica Dias Pinheiro; Carolina Gomes Teixeira Cabral; Enrique Falceto de Barros; Thais Mauad; Paulo Hilário Saldiva Nascimento

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.9080

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Mayara Floss Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-1306
Ylana Rodrigues Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Angélica Dias Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2973-2668
Carolina Gomes Teixeira Cabral Family doctor
Enrique Falceto de Barros Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Thais Mauad Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3354-1466
Paulo Hilário Saldiva Nascimento Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.9080

Keywords:

plastic, eating, primary care, public health, waste

Resumo

Effective clinical interventions to engage in new habits remain a challenge despite intense research. One such strategy is to include the environmental issue of plastic packaging from ultra-processed food in nutrition recommendations. It expands the notion of health, contributing to engaging in healthy eating behaviors, in addition to being an ethical practice for health professionals. It brings co-benefits for both the environment and individual health through motivational incentives of less individual pollution, contributing to healthier food systems. Primary health professionals should be prepared to deal with risks of plastics and waste reduction strategies in their practice.