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Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity

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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
Subjects:
nutrition-sensitive agriculture
nutrition policies
agricultural policies
sustainability
nutrition
incentives
agricultural development
overweight
food systems
health hazards
obesity
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145672
Summary: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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