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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Main Author: Ecker, Olivier
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145672
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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
spellingShingle nutrition-sensitive agriculture
nutrition policies
agricultural policies
sustainability
nutrition
incentives
agricultural development
overweight
food systems
health hazards
obesity
Ecker, Olivier
Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity
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
title_sort reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity
topic nutrition-sensitive agriculture
nutrition policies
agricultural policies
sustainability
nutrition
incentives
agricultural development
overweight
food systems
health hazards
obesity
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145672
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