Reclaiming traditional, plant-based, climate-resilient food systems in small islands

A Marrero, J Mattei - The Lancet Planetary Health, 2022 - thelancet.com
Small island developing states face challenges in cultivating healthy food systems and are
currently bearing substantial burdens of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Local food production …

Policy implications of structural violence and syndemic dynamics: a lens for addressing Latinx immigrant diabetes health disparities

J Page-Reeves, L Regino, T Schleder - Current diabetes reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to explore using theoretical
frameworks of structural violence and syndemics to understand Latinx health disparities with …

[HTML][HTML] “We used to get food from the garden.” Understanding changing practices of local food production and consumption in small island states

C Guell, CR Brown, V Iese, O Navunicagi… - Social Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Many Small Island Developing States (SIDS) lead global rates in obesity and non-
communicable chronic diseases (NCDs). Drivers for this are complex and include lack of …

Trends in food supply, diet, and the risk of non-communicable diseases in three Small Island Developing States: implications for policy and research

C Halliday, K Morrissey, A Saint Ville… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Small island developing states (SIDS) are a diverse group of coastal and
tropical island countries primarily located in the Caribbean and Pacific. SIDS share unique …

Understanding the links between human health, ecosystem health, and food systems in Small Island Developing States using stakeholder-informed causal loop …

L Guariguata, GM Hickey, MM Murphy… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Globalized food systems are a major driver of climate change, biodiversity loss,
environmental degradation, and the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in …

Nutrition justice: Uncovering invisible pathways to malnutrition

S Hanieh, H High, J Boulton - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
We propose the use of the analytic frame of “nutrition justice” to reconcile the separate
imperatives of Global Health for nutritional sufficiency for all, the requirement to eradicate …

The value of ethnographic research for sustainable diet interventions: Connecting old and new foodways in Trinidad

M Wilson - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent policy and scholarly attention to traditional food has highlighted its importance for
developing culturally-appropriate sustainable diet interventions. Yet most approaches to …

Kumusha and masalads:(inter) generational foodways and urban food security in Zimbabwe

SF Brouwer - Agriculture and Human Values, 2023 - Springer
Understandings of urban foodways in Zimbabwe and other African countries have been
dominated by food security frameworks. The focus on material scarcity and measurable …

Tackling child malnutrition in Jamaica, 1962–2020

H Altink - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2020 - nature.com
On the eve of independence in 1962, malnutrition was the largest single cause of death in
Jamaica for children under one. Although child malnutrition rates have rapidly declined …

The rise of nutritionism and decline of nutritional health in Nauru

A McLennan - Food, Culture & Society, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Since the Age of Enlightenment, the science and technologies of nutrition have
influenced what we eat, how we eat, how we experience food, the role of food in society, and …