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urn:uuid:d0845f09-2d72-4ae9-bdc1-a3cdadfa2ad4 03 01 01 urn:uuid:d0845f09-2d72-4ae9-bdc1-a3cdadfa2ad4 15 9781800648661 06 10.11647/OBP.0322 00 EB E101 10 Creative Commons License 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 01 01 Reshaping Food Systems to improve Nutrition and Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 1 A01 21 0000-0001-7387-8277 Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh 2 A01 21 0000-0002-8852-7899 Alexa Meyer 01 eng 00 316 03 04 HD9018.M44 B2 Health 12 JFCV 20 nutrition 10 SOC055000 20 health 12 MBNH3 10 SOC008060 10 HEA048000 12 WBH 20 World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region 20 food systems actions 10 HEA034000 12 WBHS 12 1QRM 10 CKB055000 01 06 03 00 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. 04 00 About the Authors ix Introduction xv Part 1: Food Systems: Concept, Definitions, and Approaches xxi 1.1. The Food Systems Approach: Definitions and Concept 1 1.2 Challenges to Current Food Systems 7 1.3 Food Waste and Losses and Water Use 13 1.4 Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets of the Future 23 Part 2: The Nutritional and Health Situation in the Countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region 29 2.1 Undernourishment in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region 31 2.2 The Increasing Problem of Overweight and Obesity 43 2.3 Micronutrient Deficiencies 53 2.4 Young Children and Infant Feeding Practices: Rate of Exclusive Breastfeeding, Early Breastfeeding Initiation and Complementary Feeding 63 2.5 Dietary Intake and Consumption Patterns of Adults and Adolescents 71 Part 3: Food System Actions as ‘Game Changers’ with a Special Focus on Regional Aspects and Effects 79 Goals and Objectives: Improving Food Environments and Empowering Consumers in their Food Demands to Make Diets Healthier and More Sustainable 81 3.1 Fiscal Policies for Healthy and Sustainable Diets 83 3.2 Regulation of Marketing of Foods and Non-Alcoholic Beverages as well as Breastmilk Substitutes through Traditional and Digital Media 95 3.3 Food Labelling with Focus on Front-of-Pack Labelling 125 3.4 Reformulating Food Products 143 3.5 Public Food Procurement and Service Policies to Support Healthy Sustainable Diets 177 3.6 Food Fortification, Including Biofortification 205 4. Conclusion and Outlook 243 References 247 Index 283 01 00 03 02 https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0322_frontcover.jpg Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers Cambridge, UK 04 01 20230109 02 WORLD 06 15 9781800648630 06 15 9781800648647 06 15 9781800648654 06 15 9781800648692 06 15 9781800648685 06 15 9781800648661 06 15 9781800648678 WORLD 09 Open Book Publishers 02 Publisher's website: web shop https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0322 20 02 20230109 02 7.99 USD WORLD 09 Open Book Publishers 29 Publisher's website: download the title https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0322.epub 20 02 20230109 02 7.99 USD WORLD