Food Systems: Pathways for Improved Diets and Nutrition.

Eileen KennedyMeghan J KershawJennifer Coates

Published in: Current developments in nutrition (2018)

The United Nations has declared 2016-2025 as the Decade of Action on Nutrition. The emphasis of this decade is on alleviating malnutrition in all its forms. Food systems are 1 of 6 priorities for achieving this goal. This brief uses a food-systems approach to analyze the effects of agriculture production, commercialization, and sex on diet quality and nutrition.

Keyphrases

physical activity
human health
weight loss
climate change
risk assessment
quality improvement