Imperial College London
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DrMariachiaraDi Cesare

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

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@article{Bentham:2020:10.1038/s43016-019-0012-2,
author = {Bentham, J and Singh, GM and Danaei, G and Green, R and Lin, JK and Stevens, GA and Farzadfar, F and Bennett, JE and Di, Cesare M and Dangour, AD and Ezzati, M},
doi = {10.1038/s43016-019-0012-2},
journal = {Nature Food},
pages = {70--75},
title = {Multidimensional characterization of global food supply from 1961 to 2013},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43016-019-0012-2},
volume = {1},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Food systems are increasingly globalized and interdependent and diets around the world are changing. Characterising national food supplies and how they have changed can inform food policies  that  ensure  national  food  security,  support  access  to  healthy  diets  and  enhance  environmental  sustainability.  Here,  we  analysed  data  for  171  countries  on  availability  of  18  food groups from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to identify and track 40 multi-dimensional  food  supply  patterns  from  1961  to  2013.  Four  predominant  food  group combinations  were  identified  that  explained  almost  90%  of  cross-country  variance  in  food   supply: animal source and sugar; vegetable; starchy root and fruit; and seafood and oilcrops. South Korea, China and Taiwan experienced the largest changes in food supply over the past five  decades,  with  animal  source  foods  and  sugar,  vegetables,  and  seafood  and  oilcrops  all  becoming more abundant components of food supply. In contrast, in many Western countries,  the supply of animal source foods and sugar declined. Meanwhile, there was remarkably little change in food supply in countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region. These changes have led to  a  partial  global  convergence  in  national  supply  of  animal  source  foods  and  sugar,  and  a  divergence  in  vegetables,  and  seafood  and  oilcrops.  Our  analysis  has  generated  a  novel characterisation of food supply that highlights the interdependence of multiple food types in  national  food  systems.  A  better  understanding  of  how  these  patterns  have  evolved  and  will   continue to change is needed to support the delivery of healthy and sustainable food system policies.
AU  - Bentham,J
AU  - Singh,GM
AU  - Danaei,G
AU  - Green,R
AU  - Lin,JK
AU  - Stevens,GA
AU  - Farzadfar,F
AU  - Bennett,JE
AU  - Di,Cesare M
AU  - Dangour,AD
AU  - Ezzati,M
DO  - 10.1038/s43016-019-0012-2
EP  - 75
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 2662-1355
SP  - 70
TI  - Multidimensional characterization of global food supply from 1961 to 2013
T2  - Nature Food
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43016-019-0012-2
UR  - https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-019-0012-2
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/75641
VL  - 1
ER  -
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