Data
Year of publication
2016
Type
Qualitative
Design
Narrative
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Global
Data
Secondary
Data Collected
Literature
Study setting
N/A
Age group of participant
N/A
Participant sex
N/A
Target population
N/A
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Global Changes in Food Supply and the Obesity Epidemic
Goal
Explore how a global shift in the food system caused by global economic growth, increase in available food per capita and in food processing is a driver of the obesity epidemic.
Results
Economic development in most areas of the world has resulted in increased purchasing power and available per capita food. Supermarkets and a growing fast-food industry have transformed our dietary pattern. Ultra-processed food rich on sugars and saturated fat is now the major source of energy in most countries. The shift in food supply is considered a major driver of the obesity epidemic and the increasing prevalence of accompanying complications, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. However, the global shift might also have direct effects on the increase in type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer, independently of overweight and obesity
Authors
Zobel EH, Hansen TW, Rossing P, von Scholten BJ.
Journal
Curr Obes Rep
DOI