Nutritional ecology: Understanding the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems and health

The global imperative is complex: to support stable, healthy dietary patterns that are environmentally friendly (particularly regarding GHGE) and are acceptable across a range of culturally diverse settings. Ultimately, the purpose of agriculture is to support human health and well-being. Translatin...

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Main Authors: Raiten, Daniel J., Combs, Gerald F.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145498
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description The global imperative is complex: to support stable, healthy dietary patterns that are environmentally friendly (particularly regarding GHGE) and are acceptable across a range of culturally diverse settings. Ultimately, the purpose of agriculture is to support human health and well-being. Translating available knowledge about the relationships of diet and health depends on developing evidence-informed guidelines and specific health targets. Following those guidelines and meeting those targets will depend on having sustainable food supplies. The challenge is to accomplish that goal in the face of CEC (Aleksandrowicz et al., 2016; Horgan et al., 2016; Péneau et al., 2017; Perignon et al., 2017; Ridoutt et al., 2017). CEC is exerting profound effects on current and potentially future efforts to feed and care for a hungry planet. Its impacts on land/marine food systems are clear and significant. The effects of CEC are not limited to food systems; they also threaten health. Nutrition serves as the biological variable of health that links these effects. We have laid out a conceptual framework for why and how the elements of the nutrition ecology must be integrated into efforts moving forward to sustain global food production and improve human health in the face of CEC. This approach will facilitate the development of effective responses to one of the most compelling challenges of our time.
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spelling CGSpace1454982025-12-08T10:29:22Z Nutritional ecology: Understanding the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems and health Raiten, Daniel J. Combs, Gerald F. nutrition-sensitive agriculture nutrition policies health agricultural policies sustainability nutrition agricultural development food systems climate change The global imperative is complex: to support stable, healthy dietary patterns that are environmentally friendly (particularly regarding GHGE) and are acceptable across a range of culturally diverse settings. Ultimately, the purpose of agriculture is to support human health and well-being. Translating available knowledge about the relationships of diet and health depends on developing evidence-informed guidelines and specific health targets. Following those guidelines and meeting those targets will depend on having sustainable food supplies. The challenge is to accomplish that goal in the face of CEC (Aleksandrowicz et al., 2016; Horgan et al., 2016; Péneau et al., 2017; Perignon et al., 2017; Ridoutt et al., 2017). CEC is exerting profound effects on current and potentially future efforts to feed and care for a hungry planet. Its impacts on land/marine food systems are clear and significant. The effects of CEC are not limited to food systems; they also threaten health. Nutrition serves as the biological variable of health that links these effects. We have laid out a conceptual framework for why and how the elements of the nutrition ecology must be integrated into efforts moving forward to sustain global food production and improve human health in the face of CEC. This approach will facilitate the development of effective responses to one of the most compelling challenges of our time. 2019-02-14 2024-06-21T09:04:35Z 2024-06-21T09:04:35Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145498 en https://doi.org/10.1079/9781786399311.0000 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute CAB International Raiten, Daniel J.; and Combs, Gerald F. 2019. Nutritional ecology: Understanding the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems and health. In Agriculture for improved nutrition: Seizing the momentum. Chapter 7. Fan, Shenggen; Yosef, Sivan; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul (Eds.). Wallingford, UK: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CABI. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145498
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agricultural development
food systems
climate change
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Nutritional ecology: Understanding the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems and health
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title_full Nutritional ecology: Understanding the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems and health
title_fullStr Nutritional ecology: Understanding the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems and health
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional ecology: Understanding the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems and health
title_short Nutritional ecology: Understanding the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems and health
title_sort nutritional ecology understanding the intersection of climate environmental change food systems and health
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nutrition policies
health
agricultural policies
sustainability
nutrition
agricultural development
food systems
climate change
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