Sustainable Nutrition in a Changing World

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Food and Nutrition Security (Johanna Dwyer/Adam Drewnowski)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Overview: Food and Nutrition Security

      • Johanna T. Dwyer, Adam Drewnowski

      Pages 3-24

   3. Sustainable, Healthy Diets: Models and Measures

      • Adam Drewnowski

      Pages 25-34

   4. Measuring Food Insecurity

      • Katia Castetbon

      Pages 35-41

   5. Modeling Sustainable Nutrition Security

      • David I. Gustafson

      Pages 43-57

3. Social Disparities in Food and Nutrition Security (Jana Rückert-John)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59

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   2. Nutrition Security in Older Adults: Status Quo and Future Development

      • Christine A. F. von Arnim

      Pages 61-73

   3. Rationale for a Combination of Selected Micronutrients to Improve Cognition and Prevent or Slow Down Age-Related Cognitive Impairment

      • Hans Konrad Biesalski

      Pages 75-98

   4. Food Insecurity and Poverty in Germany

      • Sabine Pfeiffer, Tobias Ritter, Elke Oestreicher

      Pages 99-109

   5. Meat Consumption and Sustainability: How Might It Be Possible to Change the Behavior of Consumers?

      • Jana Rückert-John

      Pages 111-124

   6. Food Insecurity: Determinants and Impacts

      • Nicole Darmon, France Caillavet

      Pages 125-140

4. Consequences of Nutrition Insecurity (Hans Konrad Biesalski/JJ Strain)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141

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   2. Sustainable Micronutrients in Europe: Is There Cause for Concern?

      • Hans Konrad Biesalski

      Pages 143-166

   3. Micronutrient Status in Affluent Societies

      • Barbara Troesch

      Pages 167-183

   4. The B-Vitamins

      • JJ Strain, Catherine Hughes, Kristina Pentieva, Mary Ward, Leane Hoey, Helene McNulty

      Pages 185-203

   5. Iron and Zinc: Two Principal Trace Element Nutrients in the Context of Food Security Transitions

      • Noel W. Solomons, Klaus Schümann

      Pages 205-222

   6. Iodine Deficiency: Achievements and Challenges for the 21st Century

      • Alida Melse-Boonstra

      Pages 223-235

   7. Adequate Protein in Nutrition: Arguments for More or Less?

      • Andreas F. H. Pfeiffer

      Pages 237-244

   8. Malnutrition: Consequences for Clinical Outcomes in the Context of German Hospitals

      • Carl Meißner

      Pages 245-256

This book is the first of its kind to tackle in detail the nutritional requirements of the industrialized, so-called developed world. It discusses the link between socio-economic status and food security, focusing especially on the relationship between income and food security in different age groups. The authors calculate the actual levels of essential micronutrients delivered by current dietary patterns, identifying important shortfalls in the provision of key micronutrients, and elucidate the public health consequences of nutrition insecurity. Finally, the authors discuss future approaches for ensuring nutrition security on the basis of three pillars: access, availability and nutritional value. The approaches advocated in this ground-breaking publication will allow all people, irrespective of age and social status, to have access to a safe and nutritious diet. Key stakeholders such as legislators, government, academia and industry, as well as consumers themselves, all have important roles to play in making this a reality.

• Bioavailability of Micronutrients
• Climate Change and Nutrition Security
• Nutrion Security and Socio-economic Status
• Nutrition Security and Demographics
• Nutrition Security and Lifestyle
• Nutritious Value and Micronutrient Density
• Poverty and Nutrition Security
• Sedentarism and Nutrition Security

• Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

  Hans Konrad Biesalski

• Nutritional Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

  Adam Drewnowski

• Tufts Medical School, Boston, USA

  Johanna T. Dwyer

• Northern Irerland Centre for Food a, University of Ulster Northern Irerland Centre for Food a, Coleraine, United Kingdom

  JJ Strain

• DSM Nutritional Products Europe Ltd. , Kaiseraugst, Switzerland

  Peter Weber, Manfred Eggersdorfer

H. K. Biesalski is head of the department of biochemistry and nutrition and managing director of the Food Security Center at the University of Hohenheim, Germany. He is a member of numerous advisory and expert groups for the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition. Adam Drewnowski is a world-renowned leader in the prevention and treatment of obesity. He is Professor of Epidemiology and the Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the School of Public Health. He is also the Director of the University of Washington Center for Obesity Research, which addresses the environmental, social and economic aspects of the obesity epidemic. Adam Drewnowski is Adjunct Professor of Medicine and is a Joint Member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.

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