Erschienen in:
30.09.2016 | Economy and Environment (GJ Egger, Section Editor)
Global Changes in Food Supply and the Obesity Epidemic
verfasst von:
Emilie H. Zobel, Tine W. Hansen, Peter Rossing, Bernt Johan von Scholten
Erschienen in:
Current Obesity Reports
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Ausgabe 4/2016
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Abstract
Purpose of Review
We 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.
Recent Findings
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.
Summary
The shift in the food supply is a major driver of the obesity epidemic.