Publication Date:
2023-01-10
Description:
This detailed and comprehensive study examines nutrition and health in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region, presenting the six game-changing food systems actions proposed by the WHO and the progress of their implementation in the region.
The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region is a particularly complex place to study: an area of economic contrasts with changing dietary patterns and stark differences between high levels of malnutrition and a prevalence of overweight and obesity. As a result, actions to improve the nutritional situation of the population are urgently sought. The strategies explored in this book offer a unique opportunity to change food systems all over the world, addressing aspects including sustainable food production, the impact of marketing and labelling on behaviour, and the effect of global events such as climate change, war and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reshaping Food Systems is an essential read at a time when malnutrition in all its forms, including undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and overweight and obesity, pose a serious threat to global health, and is of particular interest for policymakers working in nutrition and public health.
Keywords:
nutrition;health;World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region;food systems actions
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bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCV Food & society
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bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health & preventive medicine::MBNH Personal & public health::MBNH3 Dietetics & nutrition
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bic Book Industry Communication::W Lifestyle, sport & leisure::WB Cookery / food & drink etc::WBH Health & wholefood cookery
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bic Book Industry Communication::W Lifestyle, sport & leisure::WB Cookery / food & drink etc::WBH Health & wholefood cookery::WBHS Cookery for specific diets & conditions
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bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings, oceans & seas::1QR Groupings linked by seas::1QRM Mediterranean countries
Language:
English
Format:
image/jpeg
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