The Way Forward on Nutrition in Food Systems Transformation: A Response to the Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors

1 Master´s and Doctorate Program in Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

2 Center for Research in Nutrition and Health, National Institute of Public Health, Mexico City, Mexico

3 National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico City, Mexico

4 Menzies Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

5 Public Administration Division, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics, Mexico City, Mexico

6 Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

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We appreciate the interest in our recent paper and the two thoughtful commentaries that were published in this journal by Carriedo et al1 and Phulkerd.2 In this correspondence, we reflect upon both commentaries and discuss important elements brought by their authors for food system transformation, specifically: (i) power dynamics, (ii) policy coherence, and (iii) governance, with a systems thinking approach to progress on nutrition policy. ...(Read more...)

 

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Volume 11, Issue 12
December 2022
Pages 3155-3156
  • Receive Date: 23 October 2022
  • Revise Date: 25 October 2022
  • Accept Date: 02 November 2022
  • First Publish Date: 05 November 2022