Uniting the Global Gastroenterology Community to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change and Nonrecyclable Waste. Issue 10 (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leddin, Desmond; Omary, M. Bishr; Veitch, Andrew; Metz, Geoffrey; Amrani, Naima; Aabakken, Lars; Ali, Raja A.R.; Alvares-da-Silva, Mario R.; Armstrong, David; Boyacioglu, Sedat; Chen, Ye; Elwakil, Reda; Fock, Kwong-Ming; Hamid, Saeed S.; Makharia, Govind; Macrae, Finlay; Malekzadeh, Reza; Mulder, Chris J.; Piscoya, Alejandro; Perman, Mai Ling; Sadeghi, Anahita; Sáenz, Roque; Saurin, Jean-Christophe; Butt, Amna S.; Wu, Kaichun; Lee, Yeong Yeh
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical gastroenterology. Volume 55:Issue 10(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: climate change -- gastroenterology -- digestive health -- liver disease -- carbon footprint -- global -- waste; Gastroenterology -- Periodicals; Digestive organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Gastroenterology -- Periodicals; Digestive organs -- Diseases; Gastroenterology; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.33005
• DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001619
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0192-0790

Abstract

Abstract : Climate change has been described as the greatest public health threat of the 21st century. It has significant implications for digestive health. A multinational team with representation from all continents, excluding Antarctica and covering 18 countries, has formulated a commentary which outlines both the implications for digestive health and ways in which this challenge can be faced.