Diet related chronic diseases and the processing, labelling and marketing of food
Eating habits and dietary intakes are changing rapidly in the urban areas of the developing world, including in the countries of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS). Substantial increases in the intakes of fats, refined sugars and salt are leading to imbalanced nutrition and overn...
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| author | Shrimpton, Roger Hawkes, Corinna |
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| description | Eating habits and dietary intakes are changing rapidly in the urban areas of the developing world, including in the countries of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS). Substantial increases in the intakes of fats, refined sugars and salt are leading to imbalanced nutrition and overnutrition. While undernutrition as a public health problem still persists in ECOWAS countries, at the same time chronic diseases are becoming more common. High urbanization rates, shifts to modern technology, and industrialization of the food chain in particular, under the influences of westernization and globalization are accelerating the speed of these changes. While it is recognized that the overnutrition epidemic requires that a concerted multisectoral approach be developed, involving the use of policy, education and trade mechanisms (Chopra et al. 2002), a high priority must also be given to encouraging people to reduce their risks factors, and adopt healthier life styles. The purpose of this paper is to understand the problems and risks associated with the industrialization of the food chain, focusing on the labelling and marketing dimensions of processed foods in relation to the prevention of diet related chronic diseases in the ECOWAS context. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1722172025-01-29T12:59:34Z Diet related chronic diseases and the processing, labelling and marketing of food Shrimpton, Roger Hawkes, Corinna nutrition industrialization public health urbanization food industry globalization chronic course food labelling food processing Eating habits and dietary intakes are changing rapidly in the urban areas of the developing world, including in the countries of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS). Substantial increases in the intakes of fats, refined sugars and salt are leading to imbalanced nutrition and overnutrition. While undernutrition as a public health problem still persists in ECOWAS countries, at the same time chronic diseases are becoming more common. High urbanization rates, shifts to modern technology, and industrialization of the food chain in particular, under the influences of westernization and globalization are accelerating the speed of these changes. While it is recognized that the overnutrition epidemic requires that a concerted multisectoral approach be developed, involving the use of policy, education and trade mechanisms (Chopra et al. 2002), a high priority must also be given to encouraging people to reduce their risks factors, and adopt healthier life styles. The purpose of this paper is to understand the problems and risks associated with the industrialization of the food chain, focusing on the labelling and marketing dimensions of processed foods in relation to the prevention of diet related chronic diseases in the ECOWAS context. 2006 2025-01-29T12:59:34Z 2025-01-29T12:59:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172217 en Limited Access Shrimpton, Roger; Hawkes, Corinna. 2006. Diet related chronic diseases and the processing, labelling and marketing of food. SCN News 33: 33-38. |
| spellingShingle | nutrition industrialization public health urbanization food industry globalization chronic course food labelling food processing Shrimpton, Roger Hawkes, Corinna Diet related chronic diseases and the processing, labelling and marketing of food |
| title | Diet related chronic diseases and the processing, labelling and marketing of food |
| title_full | Diet related chronic diseases and the processing, labelling and marketing of food |
| title_fullStr | Diet related chronic diseases and the processing, labelling and marketing of food |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diet related chronic diseases and the processing, labelling and marketing of food |
| title_short | Diet related chronic diseases and the processing, labelling and marketing of food |
| title_sort | diet related chronic diseases and the processing labelling and marketing of food |
| topic | nutrition industrialization public health urbanization food industry globalization chronic course food labelling food processing |
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