Reshaping Food Systems to improve Nutrition and Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

doi:10.11647/obp.0322

Reshaping Food Systems to improve Nutrition and Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region - cover image

DOI

https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0322

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Copyright

Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh; Alexa Meyer;

Published On

2023-01-09

ISBN

Paperback978-1-80064-863-0

Hardback978-1-80064-864-7

PDF978-1-80064-865-4

HTML978-1-80064-869-2

XML978-1-80064-868-5

EPUB978-1-80064-866-1

AZW3978-1-80064-867-8

Language

English

Print Length

316 pages (xxii+294)

Dimensions

Paperback156 x 22 x 234 mm(6.14" x 0.87" x 9.21")

Hardback156 x 25 x 234 mm(6.14" x 0.98" x 9.21")

Weight

Paperback602g (21.23oz)

Hardback776g (27.37oz)

Media

Illustrations24

Tables34

OCLC Number

1365390867

LCCN

2021385932

BIC

JFCV
MBNH3
WBH
WBHS
1QRM

BISAC

SOC055000
SOC008060
HEA048000
HEA034000
CKB055000

LCC

HD9018.M44

Keywords

nutrition
health
World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region
food systems actions

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Reshaping Food Systems to improve Nutrition and Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

This detailed and comprehensive study examines nutrition and health in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region, presenting the six game-changing food systems actions proposed by the WHO and the progress of their implementation in the region.

The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region is a particularly complex place to study: an area of economic contrasts with changing dietary patterns and stark differences between high levels of malnutrition and a prevalence of overweight and obesity. As a result, actions to improve the nutritional situation of the population are urgently sought. The strategies explored in this book offer a unique opportunity to change food systems all over the world, addressing aspects including sustainable food production, the impact of marketing and labelling on behaviour, and the effect of global events such as climate change, war and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reshaping Food Systems is an essential read at a time when malnutrition in all its forms, including undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and overweight and obesity, pose a serious threat to global health, and is of particular interest for policymakers working in nutrition and public health.

Endorsements

'Reshaping Food Systems' provides an informative and comprehensive overview of the nutritional status, food policies, data intake and food system in the Eastern Mediterranean region. This excellent book contributes greatly to our understanding of nutrition and food systems and it will be of interest to researchers and students in the field of nutrition, as well as policymakers working in nutrition and public health.

Prof Maha Hoteit

Lebanese University

Reviews

The bulk of this work reviews and assesses many policy approaches that can be taken in the context of the World Health Organization’s "six 'game changing' food system actions": fortification, reformulation, and product labeling on one hand; fiscal, procurement, and regulatory policies on the other. Much detail is provided in a no-nonsense style that makes this as much a global reference as a barometer of the Eastern Mediterranean region. Libraries would benefit from having a hard copy of this open source publication for easy reference.

S. P. Duffy

CHOICE connect , vol. 61, no. 5, 2024.