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Title: | The intersection of climate/environment, food, nutrition and health: crisis and opportunity |
Authors: | Raiten, Daniel J. Aimone, Ashley Mariko |
Keywords: | Climate change Human health |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Abstract: | Climate/environmental change (C-E-C) is affecting human health and quality of life. Significant attention has been given to the impact of C-E-C on food supply, and food as a vehicle for exposure. However, C-E-C has been superimposed on prevalent malnutrition, infectious and non-communicable diseases. We discuss why nutrition is not synonymous with food and must be viewed as a biological variable that affects and is affected by both C-E-C as well as the current global health challenges. The nexus of C-E-C, food, nutrition and health must be considered in the development of safe and efficacious interventions. A case is presented for how the convergence of C-E-C, food/nutrition and health, presents an opportunity for more integrated approaches to achieve global health goals. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2016.10.006 http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/6523 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Public Health |
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