scholarly journals Empowering the Citizen-Consumer: Re-Regulating Consumer Information to Support the Transition to Sustainable and Health Promoting Food Systems in Canada

2016 ◽  
pp. 83-118
Author(s):  
Rod Macrae ◽  
Michelle Szabo ◽  
Kalli Anderson ◽  
Fiona Louden ◽  
Sandi Trillo
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Consumer Information ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Citizen Consumer

scholarly journals Empowering the Citizen-Consumer: Re-Regulating Consumer Information to Support the Transition to Sustainable and Health Promoting Food Systems in Canada

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 2146-2175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rod MacRae ◽  
Michelle Szabo ◽  
Kalli Anderson ◽  
Fiona Louden ◽  
Sandi Trillo
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Consumer Information ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Citizen Consumer

Pathways to a sustainable, inclusive and healthy food system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Gaupp
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Food System ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Climate Extreme ◽  
System Transformation ◽  
Global Food System ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Global Food

<p>Currently, the global food system is the single largest threat to people and planet. Food is the leading cause behind transgressing five of the nine planetary boundaries. It is a major source of carbon emissions, as well as the single largest contributor to global deforestation, overuse of fresh water and eutrophication of our aquatic ecosystems. And while agriculture has been a major engine of poverty reduction, agricultural activities are unable to deliver a decent livelihood for an estimated 80 percent of those living in extreme poverty. The projected increase in frequency and severity of climate extreme events is posing additional threats to the global food system.</p><p>A transformation towards a more inclusive, sustainable and health-promoting food system is urgently needed. This presentation will introduce the newly established Food Systems Economics Commission (FSEC) that provides detailed and robust evidence assessing the implications of the policy and investment decisions needed to foster a food system transformation. It integrates global modelling tools such as integrated assessment modelling and innovative applications of agent-based modelling with political economy considerations.  It investigates the hidden costs of our current food system, explores transitions pathways towards a new food and land use economy and suggests key policy instruments to foster the transformation towards a sustainable, inclusive, healthy and resilient food system.</p>

scholarly journals Horseradish: A Neglected and Underutilized Plant Species for Improving Human Health

Horticulturae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Stuart Alan Walters
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Antibacterial Properties ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Food Aid ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
History Of Use

Horseradish is a flavorful pungent herb that has been used for centuries to enhance the flavor of food, aid in digestion, and improve human health. Horseradish is a neglected and underutilized plant species (NUS), especially concerning the potential benefits to improve human health. The roots of this plant have been known for centuries to provide effective treatments for various human health disorders and has a long history of use in traditional medicine. Horseradish is a source of many biologically active compounds and its richness in phytochemicals has encouraged its recent use as a functional food. The medicinal benefits of horseradish are numerous, and this plant should be promoted more as being beneficial for human health. Glucosinolates or their breakdown products, isothiocyanates, are responsible for most of the claimed medicinal effects. Recent studies have suggested that glucosinolates provide prevention and inhibitory influences on different types of cancer, and horseradish contains high amounts of these compounds. Other medicinal benefits of horseradish include its well-known antibacterial properties that are also attributed to isothiocyanates, and its high content of other antioxidants that benefit human health. Additionally, horseradish contains enzymes that stimulate digestion, regulate bowel movement, and reduce constipation. Horseradish is a species that is vastly underexploited for its abilities as a medicinal plant species for improving human health. The health promoting effects of horseradish are numerous and should be used in an extensive marketing campaign to improve consumption habits. Consumers need to be made more aware of the tremendous health benefits of this plant, which would most likely increase consumption of this valuable NUS. Although horseradish is a highly versatile plant species and holds great potential for improving human health, this plant can also be used to enhance biodiversity in landscapes and food systems, which will also be briefly discussed.

Crisis and Opportunities at the Intersection Between Food, Agri-Bussiness and Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Simona Nicoleta Stan ◽  
Străteanu Amalia-Gianina
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Human Life ◽  
European Population ◽  
Consumer Information ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Sustainable Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Current Context

Abstract In the current context, food safety crises often have a direct impact on the health of the European population. Such moments bring chaos and confusion among the population, about food consumption, food systems, the ethics of businesses involved in the agri-food chain, or about guaranteeing their consumers’ rights. Although the level of consumer information has increased in recent years, there is a need for a uniform approach to all topics of interest to them, from quality, cost, authenticity, maintenance of food safety, to contaminants and fraud. Choosing a diet generates multiple effects on the quality of human life. Europeans are concerned about how food products are produced and consumed and which are the short and long-term effects, with attention being shifted from providing sufficient food. However, food consumption patterns of European citizens often have negative health consequences, endangering the future and making it necessary to change the way we feed and consume them. From farms to restaurants, we need to redefine the assumed concept of adequate nutrition in the 21st century: sustainable diets from sustainable food systems.

scholarly journals Unraveling the Modulation of Controlled Salinity Stress on Morphometric Traits, Mineral Profile, and Bioactive Metabolome Equilibrium in Hydroponic Basil

Horticulturae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
Giandomenico Corrado ◽  
Paola Vitaglione ◽  
Pasquale Chiaiese ◽  
Youssef Rouphael
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Relative Yield ◽  
Shoot Biomass ◽  
Morphometric Traits ◽  
Nacl Concentration ◽  
The Face ◽  
Global Agriculture ◽  
Health Promoting

Salinity is a major concern in several ecosystems and has a significant impact on global agriculture. To increase the sustainability of horticultural food systems, better management and usage of saline water and soils need to be supported by knowledge of the crop-specific responses to tolerable levels of salinity. The aim of this work was to study the effects of mild salinity on morphological growth and development, leaf color, mineral composition, antioxidant activities, and phenolic profile of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). Plants grew in hydroponics and were exposed to three nutrient solutions (NSs) differing in the NaCl concentration (either 0, 20, or 40 mM). Inhibitory effects on leaf area, fresh yield, and shoot biomass were evident starting from the lowest NaCl concentration, and they became more severe and wide-ranging at 40 mM, also affecting height and root-to-shoot ratio. Salinity increased the nutritional quality in terms of antioxidant activity and polyphenols in leaves, with a reduction in macroelements at 40 mM NaCl. Moreover, the two mild NaCl concentrations specifically modified the concentration of various phenolic acids in leaves. Overall, the use of a slightly saline (20 mM) NS could be tolerated by basil in hydroponics, strongly ameliorating the nutritional profile in the face of relative yield loss. Considering the significantly higher accumulation of bioactive compounds, our work implies that the use of low-salinity water can sustainably increase the nutritional value and the health-promoting features of basil leaves.

Dietary Patterns that Value People and the Planet

2018 ◽  
pp. 188-205
Author(s):  
Joanne Burke
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
System Transformation ◽  
System Integrity ◽  
The People ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Food Needs

Nourishing food and water are essential for human survival, as are the people who labour in the food system and the planetary ecosystems that underpin foraging, farming, and fishing. Our countries share one planet, woven together by inextricably linked natural and social systems. Global demand for food and water is increasing, while ecosystem decline, poverty, food insecurity, sociopolitical injustice, and racial inequities persist. Meeting food needs exerts tremendous pressure on planetary systems, yet fragmented social, political, economic, and environmental policies continue to threaten food system integrity and sustainability. Global food systems that reflect dietary patterns designed to promote food and water equity while respecting planetary limits, will require embracing values-informed, place-based policies and practices. Food system transformation represents an underutilized but very tangible avenue through which human and planetary well-being can be simultaneously reenvisioned and redirected toward a more health promoting, sustainable, equitable, and resilient future.

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