Fruits and vegetables for healthy diets: Priorities for food system research and action

Fruits and vegetables are vital for healthy diets, but intake remains low for a majority of the global population. This chapter reviews academic literature on food system issues, as well as opportunities for research and action, as an input into the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit in the context of the...

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Main Authors: Harris, Jody, de Steenhuijsen Piters, Bart, McMullin, Stepha, Bajwa, Babar, de Jager, Ilse, Brouwer, Inge D.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137529
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author Harris, Jody
de Steenhuijsen Piters, Bart
McMullin, Stepha
Bajwa, Babar
de Jager, Ilse
Brouwer, Inge D.
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Harris, Jody
McMullin, Stepha
de Jager, Ilse
de Steenhuijsen Piters, Bart
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McMullin, Stepha
Bajwa, Babar
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description Fruits and vegetables are vital for healthy diets, but intake remains low for a majority of the global population. This chapter reviews academic literature on food system issues, as well as opportunities for research and action, as an input into the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit in the context of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. The chapter summarises evidence underpinning food system actions to make fruits and vegetables more available, accessible and desirable through push (production and supply), pull (demand and activism) and policy (legislation and governance) mechanisms, with action options at the macro (global and national), meso (institutional, city and community) and micro (household and individual) levels. It also suggests the need to recognise and address power disparities across food systems, and trade-offs among diet, livelihood and environmental food system outcomes. We conclude that there is still a need to better understand the different ways that food systems can make fruits and vegetables available, affordable, accessible and desirable across places and over time, but also that we know enough to accelerate action in support of fruit- and vegetable-rich food systems that can drive healthy diets for all.
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spelling CGSpace1375292025-12-08T09:54:28Z Fruits and vegetables for healthy diets: Priorities for food system research and action Harris, Jody de Steenhuijsen Piters, Bart McMullin, Stepha Bajwa, Babar de Jager, Ilse Brouwer, Inge D. fruits vegetables diet food systems Fruits and vegetables are vital for healthy diets, but intake remains low for a majority of the global population. This chapter reviews academic literature on food system issues, as well as opportunities for research and action, as an input into the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit in the context of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. The chapter summarises evidence underpinning food system actions to make fruits and vegetables more available, accessible and desirable through push (production and supply), pull (demand and activism) and policy (legislation and governance) mechanisms, with action options at the macro (global and national), meso (institutional, city and community) and micro (household and individual) levels. It also suggests the need to recognise and address power disparities across food systems, and trade-offs among diet, livelihood and environmental food system outcomes. We conclude that there is still a need to better understand the different ways that food systems can make fruits and vegetables available, affordable, accessible and desirable across places and over time, but also that we know enough to accelerate action in support of fruit- and vegetable-rich food systems that can drive healthy diets for all. 2023-01-02 2024-01-10T20:03:57Z 2024-01-10T20:03:57Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137529 en https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5 Open Access Springer Harris, Jody; de Steenhuijsen Piters, Bart; McMullin, Stepha; Bajwa, Babar; de Jager, Ilse; and Brouwer, Inge D. 2023. Fruits and vegetables for healthy diets: Priorities for food system research and action. In Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation, eds. Joachim von Braun, Kaosar Afsana, Louise O. Fresco, Mohamed Hag Ali Hassan. Pp. 87-104.
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Harris, Jody
de Steenhuijsen Piters, Bart
McMullin, Stepha
Bajwa, Babar
de Jager, Ilse
Brouwer, Inge D.
Fruits and vegetables for healthy diets: Priorities for food system research and action
title Fruits and vegetables for healthy diets: Priorities for food system research and action
title_full Fruits and vegetables for healthy diets: Priorities for food system research and action
title_fullStr Fruits and vegetables for healthy diets: Priorities for food system research and action
title_full_unstemmed Fruits and vegetables for healthy diets: Priorities for food system research and action
title_short Fruits and vegetables for healthy diets: Priorities for food system research and action
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vegetables
diet
food systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137529
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