Biodiversity and Long-Term Nutrition Through A Food-Based Approach

Ariela Primalova

doi:10.53966/jofh.v1i2.10

Abstract

At the beginning of the new millennium, we are still facing severe challenges. There are still 1 billion poor people suffering from hunger and malnutrition, while approximately 2 billion people suffer from malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. At the same time, approximately 2 billion people are overweight and/or obese, and this number is increasing in every country in the world. Food and diet are one of the important social determinants of health and well-being, but the current food system is deeply unfair and creates social injustice. Based on the experiences of the last half century and current trends, we are convinced that it has become very urgent to fundamentally change our nutrition strategy and to promote a fair, culturally appropriate and sustainable diet based on biodiversity. This is indeed a significant challenge for nutritionists

Highlights

At the beginning of the new millennium, we are still facing severe challenges
Current food production, food supply population in industrialized countries suffers and food consumption systems generally do not fit from poverty and insufficient food and nutrient current and future human needs, for it cannot intake
It is well known that it generates a production, farmers’ income and poverty, water large amount of greenhouse gas emissions and supply, environmental pollution from chemicals and promotes important changes in the ecosystem, such as pesticide residues, fossil energy reduction and cost, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, soil erosion, environment and biodiversity deterioration, climate chemical pollution, and water scarcity