{"id":312,"date":"2019-05-31T12:46:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T12:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/?page_id=312"},"modified":"2019-06-11T21:28:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T21:28:24","slug":"commentary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/links\/commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>People telling the story better than I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Making food systems deliver more nutrition<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making Food Systems Deliver More Nutrition: Why and How? | Lawrence Haddad | TEDxLSHTM\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zGFFcsPY2ow?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dr Lawrence Haddad (GAIN) on how and why the food system is &#8216;broken&#8217;.  TEDxLSHTM 2017. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8216;How much food is needed to feed the world by 2030? is the wrong question to ask. &#8216;What needs to happen to nourish the world now? is the right question.  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Lawrence Haddad is the Executive Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gainhealth.org\/\">Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)<\/a> was launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with partners, GAIN aims at making healthier food choices more affordable, more available, and more desirable. GAIN\u2019s purpose is to improve nutrition outcomes by improving the consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Confronting the new face of malnutrition&#8217;, Barry M. Popkin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Barry M. Popkin, Distinguished Professor of nutrition, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AkzuWZy67zA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>&#8216;Confronting the new face of malnutrition:  <br>Regulatory and Fiscal Approaches to Improving Diets&#8217;,<br>28th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture <br>by Distinguished Professor Of Nutrition, Barry M. Popkin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Distinguished Professor of Nutrition, Barry Popkin was the forerunner of the &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/nutrans.web.unc.edu\/\">nutrition transition<\/a>&#8216; concept which looks at the correlation between socioeconomic development and dietary (and malnutrition) trends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/secondarybanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/secondarybanner.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/secondarybanner-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/secondarybanner-768x210.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/nutrans.web.unc.edu\/whatis\/\">Nutrition Transition website<\/a>, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;What&#8217;s wrong with what we eat&#8217;, Mark Bittman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s wrong with what we eat | Mark Bittman\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5YkNkscBEp0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>New York Times food writer, Mark Bittman on &#8216;what&#8217;s wrong&#8217; with the food system (2007).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Measuring Improvements in Dietary Quality &#8211; Panel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Solution Session: Measuring Improvements in Diet Quality\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L34TJZwEbSQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Chicago Council on Global Affairs, 29 March 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How do we measure what matters as it relates to food and nutrition security so we know whether we\u2019re on track or in need of course correction? Accurate metrics on key indicators such as micronutrient status or diet quality can be cumbersome and expensive to obtain, but they are essential to develop appropriate strategies that will improve human health and well-being at scale.<\/em>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panelists from FAO, Gallup World Poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;The future of food&#8217;, Michael Silverstein<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n\nMichael Silverstein presents some of the implications of economic growth and dietary transitions.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-ted aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Silverstein: The future of food\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/michael_silverstein_the_future_of_food\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Michael Silverstein on changing dietary trends and the &#8216;future of food&#8217;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People telling the story better than I can. 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