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    Burden of infectious disease studies in Europe and the United Kingdom: a review of methodological design choices
    (2023) Levi, M. (Miriam); Charalampous, P. (Periklis); Yigit, V. (Vahit); Nena, E. (Evangelia); Stevanovic, A. (Aleksandar); Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita A.); Fantke, P. (Peter); Pires, S.M. (Sara M.); Padrón-Monedero, A. (Alicia); Plass, D. (Dietrich); Reina-Ortiz, M. (Miguel); Thygesen, L.C. (Lau Caspar); Gunes, S. (Sezgin); Steiropoulos, P. (Paschalis); Chen-Xu, J. (José); von-der-Lippe, E. (Elena); Unim, B. (Brigid); Sarmiento, R. (Rodrigo); Isola, G. (Gaetano); Santoso, C.M.A. (Cornelia Melinda Adi); AlKerw, A. (Ala’a); Mondello, S. (Stefania); Lauriola, P. (Paolo); Gazzelloni, F. (Federica); Fischer, F. (Florian); Noguer, I. (Isabel); Obradovic, M. (Marija); O'Caoimh, R. (Rónán); Gorasso, V. (Vanessa); Brus, I. (Iris); Pinheiro, V. (Vera); Economou, M. (Mary); Cuschieri, S. (Sarah); Konar, N.M. (Naime Meriç); Kolkhir, P. (Pavel); Milicevic, M.S. (Milena Santric); Arabloo, J. (Jalal); Santos, J.V. (Joao Vasco); Vasic, M. (Milena); Hynds, P. (Paul); Kostoulas, P. (Polychronis); Idavain, J. (Jane); Devleesschauwer, B. (Brecht); Peyroteo, M. (Mariana); Mechili, E.A. (Enkeleint A.); Uysal, H.B. (Hilal Bektas); Chaintoutis, S.C. (Serafeim C.); Chkhaberidze, N. (Nino); Tozija, F. (Fimka); Jakobsen, L.S. (Lea S.); Gissler, M. (Mika); García-González, J.M. (Juan Manuel); Hincapie, C.A. (Cesar A.); Gulmez, H. (Hakan); Niranjan, V. (Vikram); Cilovic-Lagarija, S. (Seila); Corso, B. (Barbara); Bikbov, B. (Boris); Speybroeck, N. (Niko); Muñoz-Laguna, J. (Javier); Ng, E.S.W. (Edmond S. W.); Ilic, I. (Irena); Burazeri, G. (Genc); Freitas, A. (Alberto); Kulimbet, M. (Mukhtar); Majer, M. (Marjeta); Monasta, L. (Lorenzo); Di-Bari, C. (Carlotta); Kabir, Z. (Zubair); Pallari, E. (Elena); Baltazar, A.L. (Ana Lúcia); McDonald, S.A. (Scott A.); Varga, O. (Orsolya); Riva, S. (Silvia); Borrell-Pages, M. (Maria); Nguewa, P.A. (Paul Alain); La-Vecchia, C. (Carlo); Dopelt, K. (Keren); Kamusheva, M. (Maria); Haller, S. (Sebastian); Wyper, G.M.A. (Grant M. A.); Haneef, R. (Romana); Sprügel, M. (Maximilian); Pranjic, N. (Nurka); Schmitt, T. (Tugce); Gkitakou, A. (Artemis); Nola, I.A. (Iskra Alexandra); Assunçao, R. (Ricardo); Ilic, M. (Milena); Emeto, T.I. (Theophilus I.); Vieira, R.J. (Rafael José); Ádám, B. (Balázs)
    This systematic literature review aimed to provide an overview of the characteristics and methods used in studies applying the disability-adjusted life years (DALY) concept for infectious diseases within European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA)/European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and the United Kingdom. Electronic databases and grey literature were searched for articles reporting the assessment of DALY and its components. We considered studies in which researchers performed DALY calculations using primary epidemiological data input sources. We screened 3053 studies of which 2948 were excluded and 105 studies met our inclusion criteria. Of these studies, 22 were multi-country and 83 were single-country studies, of which 46 were from the Netherlands. Food- and water-borne diseases were the most frequently studied infectious diseases. Between 2015 and 2022, the number of burden of infectious disease studies was 1.6 times higher compared to that published between 2000 and 2014. Almost all studies (97%) estimated DALYs based on the incidence- and pathogen-based approach and without social weighting functions; however, there was less methodological consensus with regards to the disability weights and life tables that were applied. The number of burden of infectious disease studies undertaken across Europe has increased over time. Development and use of guidelines will promote performing burden of infectious disease studies and facilitate comparability of the results.
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    Updating the mediterranean diet pyramid towards sustainability: Focus on environmental concerns
    (MDPI AG, 2020) Capone, R. (Roberto); Medina, F.X. (Francesc-Xavier); Bach-Faig, A. (Anna); Lairon, D. (Denis); Trichopoulou, A. (Antonia); Berry, E.M. (Elliot M.); Belahsen, R. (Rekia); Tomaino, L. (Laura); La-Vecchia, C. (Carlo); Piscopo, S. (Suzanne); Serra-Majem, L. (Luis); Donini, L.M. (Lorenzo M.); Aranceta-Bartrina, J. (Javier); Cruz, J.N. (Joy Ngo) de la; Dernini, S. (Sandro)
    Background: Nowadays the food production, supply and consumption chain represent a major cause of ecological pressure on the natural environment, and diet links worldwide human health with environmental sustainability. Food policy, dietary guidelines and food security strategies need to evolve from the limited historical approach, mainly focused on nutrients and health, to a new one considering the environmental, socio-economic and cultural impact—and thus the sustainability—of diets. Objective: To present an updated version of the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid (MDP) to reflect multiple environmental concerns. Methods: We performed a revision and restructuring of the MDP to incorporate more recent findings on the sustainability and environmental impact of the Mediterranean Diet pattern, as well as its associations with nutrition and health. For each level of the MDP we provided a third dimension featuring the corresponding environmental aspects related to it. Conclusions: The new environmental dimension of the MDP enhances food intake recommendations addressing both health and environmental issues. Compared to the previous 2011 version, it emphasizes more strongly a lower consumption of red meat and bovine dairy products, and a higher consumption of legumes and locally grown eco-friendly plant foods as much as possible.