Abstract

EGEA-RONDA, Ana  and  DEL CAMPO-GIMENEZ, María. Lifestyle, sustainability and planetary health. Rev Clin Med Fam [online]. 2023, vol.16, n.2, pp.106-115.  Epub Sep 18, 2023. ISSN 2386-8201.  https://dx.doi.org/10.55783/rcmf.160208.

The concept of planetary health relates human health to that of the environment we inhabit. The exploitation of natural resources has placed us in a context of climate and environmental emergency that compromises our health and well-being.

Our lifestyle, understood as our habits and daily actions, in addition to having a direct impact on our health, has a series of environmental effects related to the use of natural resources, the production of waste and the emission of greenhouse gases: our diet, the way we move around, the consumption of toxins such as alcohol and tobacco, the proximity of the spaces we inhabit to green or blue areas, not only affect us as individuals but can contribute to a greater or lesser extent to climate change and biodiversity loss.

Knowing the impact of these actions and lifestyles on the planet’s health as well as on our own will enable us to have additional arguments; that can motivate individuals and populations to bet on the most sustainable, as well as healthy options, which adopt the planetary health approach.

Keywords : Environmental Health; Health Promotion; Lifestyle.

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