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- Consumers in a cross-cultural and intra-cultural perspective – Southern EuropePublication . Moura, Ana Pinto de; Sousa, Sofia A. de; Cunha, Luís MiguelThis chapter explores the evolving dietary characteristics and food choice motivations in Southern European countries, particularly in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain, highlighting the growing importance of drivers such as price, food safety, and origin in addition to taste, natural content and health. While recent trends suggest an increasing intake of animal-based foods and a decline in adherence to the Mediterranean diet, this dietary pattern remains aligned with the current Southern European consumer priorities. This constitutes a relevant framework for safeguarding gastronomic traditions by underscoring the substantial cultural and emotional value attributed to traditional foods, which are perceived as safer, more authentic, and sensorially superior. In this context, the European Union’s quality schemes are crucial in preserving food heritage and guiding informed consumer choices.
- Epidemiological risk perceptions of people living close to open dumps in Nampula, Mozambique: a case study controlPublication . Tocoloa, Alexandre; Martinho, Ana Paula; Fernandes, Ana PaulaWhile the municipal solid waste management systems (MSW) dominated by the informal sector makes positive contributions to the environment, they are also characterised by inadequate service delivery, low waste recovery, operational inefficiencies and inadequate waste disposal. The presence, of municipal solid waste poses a threat to public health and the environment if not managed properly. Tocoloa, Martinho and Vaz-Fernandes focus on the detrimental impact of the MSW in Nampula city, in Mozambique, where populations live near open dumps with open burning. There chapter aims to analyze the perceptions about the effects on health and on the environment of these populations that live close to MSW dumps in the city of Nampula. Employing an epidemiological questionnaire to individuals residing in four different geographical areas, they find that the exposed populations may suffer some illnesses and injuries from living closer to the MSW but showed lack of awareness about it. The fact that waste collection is undifferentiated and the different types of MSW are all placed in these locations, it is expected that in addition to contamination by different vectors (mosquitoes, rats and domestic animals) that can cause different tropical diseases in these populations, other contaminants such as heavy metals and persistent organic compounds cannot be excluded. As uncontrolled waste burning is reported, these populations may also be exposed to dioxins and furans. These results point to the issues related to environmental justice and unequal exposure to the environmentally detrimental impact of a MSW dominated by the informal sector.
- History of saltPublication . Carapeto, CristinaNatural products from the ocean have been used since ancient times for the treatment of various ailments. As new medical discoveries enhance biotechnological innovations, significant attention is focused on the ocean’s natural resources, because the marine ecological setting is a unique storehouse of novel bioactive natural compounds. In this book, the editor and authors have explored the science of sea salt focusing on basic learning and clinical guidelines in an effort to further collect data that may lead to new developments. In doing so they present extraordinary information and help the reader to understand the resourcefulness of the ocean and sea salt in particular.
- Perceptions of populations and technicians in waste management in Nampula, MozambiquePublication . Tocoloa, Alexandre; Martinho, Ana Paula; Fernandes, Ana PaulaUrban solid waste management systems (MSW) in developing countries are characterized by inadequate service delivery, low waste recovery, operational inefficiencies and inadequate waste disposal. The presence of urban solid waste poses a threat to public health and the environment if not managed properly. In Nampula city, in Mozambique, peri-urban popula-tions live near open dumps with open burning. The present study aims to analyze the implica-tions and perceptions about the effects on health and on the environment of these populations that lives close to MSW dumps in the city of Nampula. A mixed survey was used with data col-lection instruments: an epidemiological questionnaire and interview guides. The common ques-tions of these two tolls were analyzed and compare the perception of the population with the perception of health and environmental technicians of the municipality of Nampula.
- Why consumers eat what they do: an approach to improve nutrition education and promote healthy eatingPublication . Moura, Ana Pinto de; Cunha, Luís MiguelThe current article discusses the major barriers to the adoption of a healthy diet and the main factors that influence individual food choice. Different approaches and actions to be taken for modifying consumer’s food intake in the direction of healthy eating are discussed.