Progress in Community Nutrition

• Other Authors: Bell, Colin (Editor), Love, Penelope (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; dietary guidelines; dietary patterns; evidence synthesis; evidence translation; qualitative research; vegetable; variety; habitual; dietary records; capture proportion; waste pickers; nutritional status; dietary intake; dietary diversity; South Africa; red/processed meat dishes; plant-based foods; long-grain white rice; nutrients to limit; Canadian population; plant-based diet; planetary health; human health; sustainability; chronic disease prevention; food security; culture; food sovereignty; monitoring; Pacific Islands; Māori; Melanesian; Micronesian; Polynesian; diet; influencing factors; Chinese; immigrants; review; Canada; United States; food-based dietary guidelines; messages; images; pre-testing; Tanzania; nutrition education; schoolchildren; fruit and vegetables; community nutrition; nutrition interventions; health promotion; validation; short dietary questionnaire; food groups; dietary practices; children; Vietnam; n/a
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Dietary patterns are evolving, and we are increasingly aware of the contribution of food and food systems to community and planetary health. To be responsive to these changes and to promote dietary patterns that enhance the health and wellbeing of populations and protect against climate change, nutrition professionals and researchers need to monitor evolving dietary patterns and trial comprehensive, multiaction solutions. Countries are pushing back on corporate and climate change disruptions to food systems and are looking for ways to strengthen community involvement in food systems, so that healthy and environmentally friendly food choices are easier to make. To achieve this, policymakers need access to the latest evidence on evolving dietary patterns and on effective solutions, and this Special Issue on Progress in Community Nutrition: Dietary Patterns and Planetary Health provides some of this evidence.