Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity
This chapter provides an overview of the global burden of the growing obesity epidemic and reviews regional trends in macronutrient availability. It then presents drivers of food overconsumption and explains the likely contribution of agriculture to the growing obesity epidemic in LMICs. The chapter...
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| author | Ecker, Olivier |
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| description | This chapter provides an overview of the global burden of the growing obesity epidemic and reviews regional trends in macronutrient availability. It then presents drivers of food overconsumption and explains the likely contribution of agriculture to the growing obesity epidemic in LMICs. The chapter concludes by discussing key challenges to reforming agricultural policies for reducing obesity and the potential contribution of food policy research. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1456722025-12-08T10:29:22Z Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity Ecker, Olivier nutrition-sensitive agriculture nutrition policies agricultural policies sustainability nutrition incentives agricultural development overweight food systems health hazards obesity This chapter provides an overview of the global burden of the growing obesity epidemic and reviews regional trends in macronutrient availability. It then presents drivers of food overconsumption and explains the likely contribution of agriculture to the growing obesity epidemic in LMICs. The chapter concludes by discussing key challenges to reforming agricultural policies for reducing obesity and the potential contribution of food policy research. 2019-02-14 2024-06-21T09:04:51Z 2024-06-21T09:04:51Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145672 en https://doi.org/10.1079/9781786399311.0000 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute CAB International Ecker, Olivier. 2019. Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity. In Agriculture for improved nutrition: Seizing the momentum. Chapter 8. Fan, Shenggen; Yosef, Sivan; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul (Eds.). Wallingford, UK: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CABI. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145672 |
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| title | Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity |
| title_full | Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity |
| title_fullStr | Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity |
| title_short | Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity |
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| topic | nutrition-sensitive agriculture nutrition policies agricultural policies sustainability nutrition incentives agricultural development overweight food systems health hazards obesity |
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