The United Nations body noted that people around the world were either suffering from obesity or food insecurity
People globally should eat healthy diets for a zero hunger world, the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said in a booklet that it released ahead of World Food Day on October 16.
Shifting to a healthier diet by eating more seasonal fruits and vegetables and reducing the consumption of junk food could help in meeting the ‘zero hunger’ goal of the UN-mandated Sustainable Development Goals, the document said.
Over 820 million people — approximately one in nine people around the world — were hungry, and malnutrition affected one in every three people, the FAO noted.
The world was facing a crisis of extremes, the UN body said, with many affected by obesity and others by food insecurity.
Humans have become more obese with their diets shifting from seasonal, mainly plant-based and fibre-rich dishes, to high-calorie diets, rich in refined starches, sugar, fats, salt, processed foods and often marked by excessive consumption of meat, according to FAO.
This was due to globalisation, urbanisation and income growth, it added. People spent less time preparing meals at home and cooked food and packed food were available at just a mouse click.
On the other hand, many people globally were suffering from food insecurity, a situation in which people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life.
“But food security in our times isn’t only a matter of quantity. It’s also a question of quality. Unhealthy diets have now become a leading risk factor for disease and death worldwide. There is an urgent need to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone,” the FAO document stated.
Farm to fork
To make a change, all key stakeholders needed to join hands and make the shift, the FAO said.
Over 30,000 edible plant species are known to humanity, out of which, only 200 are cultivated at the farm level. At the end of the day, 50 per cent of humans’ calorie intake comes from just eight major crops namely wheat, maize, rice, barley, beans, groundnut, maize, potatoes, and sorghum.
At the farm level, more seasonal, indigenous crops needed to be cultivated to meet nutritional needs, the booklet said.
In India, this is already being done as millets have become a superfood and are believed to fight against food insecurity.
Private industries needed to produce products with less sugar salt and fat, the booklet added.
Dans ce cas, L'Inde attend toujours le règlement d'une étiquette rouge de la La sécurité alimentaire et l'Autorité des normes de l'Inde (FSSAI). D'autre part si, FSSAI a exigé que les produits alimentaires ne doivent pas contenir plus de trois par cent l'industrie fait gras trans de Janvier 2021. Par 2022, FSSAI prévoit d'apporter le niveau de gras trans jusqu'à deux pour cent.
Un autre facteur qui pourrait aider dans la lutte contre l'insécurité alimentaire est moins de gaspillage de nourriture.
le État de Agriculture le rapport publié par la FAO en Octobre 14, 2019, a déclaré que « globalement, autour 14 pour cent de la nourriture du monde est perdu après la récolte. Autour 60 pour cent des micronutriments au total sont perdus à cause de gaspillage de des fruits, des légumes, et des produits d'origine animale à différents niveaux après la récolte ».
Si ces pertes pourraient être évités en fournissant plus d'infrastructures et de nouvelles les technologies, 60 pour cent des pertes d'oligo-éléments seraient sauvés. Pour réduire la quantité de déchets alimentaires aux décharges, une nouvelle stratégie est suivie les citadins du monde entier que l'on appelle la communauté frigo. De même, une nouvelle stratégie doit être mise en à chaque étape du après la récolte de la chaîne du marché alimentaire.
Source de nouvelles: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/food/world-food-day-2019-fao-calls-for-healthy-diets-to-build-zero-hunger-world-67260
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