The importance of food systems and the environment for nutrition

Global and local food system transformation is necessary in order to ensure the delivery of healthy, safe, and nutritious foods in both sustainable and equitable ways. Food systems are complex entities that affect diets, human health, and a range of other outcomes including economic growth, natural...

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Published in:The American journal of clinical nutrition 2021-01, Vol.113 (1), p.7-16
Main Authors: Fanzo, Jessica, Bellows, Alexandra L, Spiker, Marie L, Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L, Bloem, Martin W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropocene
Climate change
climate disruption
COVID-19
Economic development
Economic growth
Editor's Choice
Environmental changes
Environmental degradation
Environmental factors
Environmental policy
environmental sustainability
Food
food systems
Local food systems
Natural resources
Nutrition
Nutrition research
planetary health
Special
Sustainability
sustainable diets
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Summary:Global and local food system transformation is necessary in order to ensure the delivery of healthy, safe, and nutritious foods in both sustainable and equitable ways. Food systems are complex entities that affect diets, human health, and a range of other outcomes including economic growth, natural resource and environmental resiliency, and sociocultural factors. However, food systems contribute to and are vulnerable to ongoing climate and environmental changes that threaten their sustainability. Although there has been increased focus on this topic in recent years, many gaps in our knowledge persist on the relation between environmental factors, food systems, and nutritional outcomes. In this article, we summarize this emerging field and describe what innovative nutrition research is needed in order to bring about food policy changes in the era of climate disruption and environmental degradation.
ISSN:0002-9165
1938-3207
DOI:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa313