Global Food Systems, Diets, and Nutrition: Linking Science, Economics, and Polic

Description: Global Food Systems, Diets, and Nutrition by Jessica Fanzo, Claire Davis In tandem with food policy, food systems determine the availability, affordability, and nutritional quality of the food supply, which influences the diets that people are willing and able to consume. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Ensuring optimal diets and nutrition for the global population is a grand challenge fraught with many contentious issues. To achieve food security for all and protect health, we need functional, equitable, and sustainable food systems. Food systems are highly complex networks of individuals and institutions that depend on governance and policy leadership. This book explains how interconnected food systems and policies affect diets and nutrition in high-, middle-, and low-income countries. In tandem with food policy, food systems determine the availability, affordability, and nutritional quality of the food supply, which influences the diets that people are willing and able to consume. Readers will become familiar with both domestic and international food policy processes and actors, and they will be able to critically analyze and debate how policy and science affect diet and nutrition outcomes. Back Cover Ensuring optimal diets and nutrition for the global population is a grand challenge fraught with many contentious issues. To achieve food security for all and protect health, we need functional, equitable, and sustainable food systems. Food systems are highly complex networks of individuals and institutions that depend on governance and policy leadership. This book explains how interconnected food systems and policies affect diets and nutrition in high-, middle-, and low-income countries. In tandem with food policy, food systems determine the availability, affordability, and nutritional quality of the food supply, which influences the diets that people are willing and able to consume. Readers will become familiar with both domestic and international food policy processes and actors, and they will be able to critically analyze and debate how policy and science affect diet and nutrition outcomes. Author Biography Jessica Fanzo is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food Policy and Ethics at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University in the USA. She also serves as the Director of Hopkins Global Food Policy and Ethics Program.Claire Davis is a writer and editor with the Global Food Ethics and Policy Program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics. Her previous publications focus on the relationship between food and diets, human health, and environmental sustainability. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Food Systems, Food Environments, and Consumer Behavior.- Chapter 2. Food Policy.- Chapter 3. Nutritious Foods, Healthy Diets, and Contributions to Health.- Chapter 4. The Multiple Burdens of Malnutrition.- Chapter 5. Transformations Across Diets and Food Systems.- Chapter 6. Drivers Shaping Food Systems.- Chapter 7. Policies Affecting Food Supply Chains.- Chapter 8. Policies Affecting Food Environments and Consumer Behavior.- Chapter 9. Sustainable Diets – Aligning Food Systems and the Environment.- Chapter 10. The Future of Food – Shaping Diets and Nutrition. Review Quote "The chapters are short enough and written clearly enough to keep readers engaged and focused on key concepts." (Suzen M Moeller, Doodys Book Reviews, October 15, 2021) Feature Addresses high-, middle-, and low-income countries in unique global approach Provides a broad, cross-disciplinary discussion of food system issues including food production, consumer behavior, diet and nutrition, and policy Includes chapter introductions, case studies, a glossary, maps of global players, and annotated further reading Details ISBN3030727629 Author Claire Davis Short Title Global Food Systems, Diets, and Nutrition Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 3030727629 ISBN-13 9783030727628 Format Paperback Subtitle Linking Science, Economics, and Policy DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-72763-5 Edition 1st Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Publication Date 2021-06-06 UK Release Date 2021-06-06 Pages 204 Illustrations 37 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 204 p. 38 illus., 37 illus. in color. Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition Description 1st ed. 2021 Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG DEWEY 363.8 Audience Professional & Vocational Series Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134003004;

Price: 121.12 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2024-12-27T02:49:15.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.84 AUD