Caribbean nutrition transition: what can we learn from dietary patterns in the French West Indies?
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DOI: 10.1007/s00394-020-02317-x
Abstract: Purpose Despite the urgency regarding increasing rates of obesity and chronic diseases in the Caribbean, few studies described the nutrition transition. We aimed to provide such information by identifying dietary patterns in the French West… read more here.
Keywords: french west; west indies; nutrition transition; patterns french ... See more keywords
Biocultural determinants of overweight and obesity in the context of nutrition transition in Senegal: a holistic anthropological approach.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021932018000287
Abstract: Senegal is experiencing a rising obesity epidemic, due to the nutrition transition occurring in most African countries, and driven by sedentary behaviour and high-calorie dietary intake. In addition, the anthropological local drivers of the social… read more here.
Keywords: obesity; nutrition transition; overweight obesity; urban suburban ... See more keywords
Understanding nutrition transition among internal rural-to-urban migrant women in Nairobi, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1017/s0029665118001957
Abstract: Kenya is undergoing a nutrition transition as the population increasingly consumes foods that are high in fat, energy dense, and processed. Furthermore, overweight and obesity rates are on the rise, especially among women (45 %… read more here.
Keywords: migrant women; rural urban; transition; nutrition transition ... See more keywords
The ongoing nutrition transition thwarts long-term targets for food security, public health and environmental protection
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75213-3
Abstract: The nutrition transition transforms food systems globally and shapes public health and environmental change. Here we provide a global forward-looking assessment of a continued nutrition transition and its interlinked symptoms in respect to food consumption.… read more here.
Keywords: public health; food; nutrition transition;
The nutrition transition, food retail transformations, and policy responses to overnutrition in the East Asia region: A descriptive review
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DOI: 10.1111/obr.13412
Abstract: The East Asia region is facing an increasing burden of overweight, obesity and related noncommunicable diseases, resulting from an ongoing nutrition transition. This study aimed to document the growing burden of overweight and obesity, and… read more here.
Keywords: asia region; nutrition transition; policy responses; east asia ... See more keywords
Why we are still failing to measure the nutrition transition
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000657
Abstract: ### Summary box Malnutrition in all its forms—both underweight and micronutrient deficiencies, as well as overweight, obesity and associated non-communicable disease—is a global health issue, with the majority of cases arising in low-income and middle-income… read more here.
Keywords: transition; nutrition transition; failing measure; still failing ... See more keywords
The Influence of Markets on the Nutrition Transition of Hunter-Gatherers: Lessons from the Western Amazon
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176307
Abstract: For many centuries, hunter-gatherer societies relied on subsistence practices and traditional diets. However, forces of globalization have increased market involvement, thereby fueling the nutrition transition of hunter-gatherer societies. We review the academic literature on market… read more here.
Keywords: transition hunter; nutrition transition; market involvement; hunter ... See more keywords