Boyd Swinburn et al. (Lancet Commission)

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32822-8

Summary

Evidence report on The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change (Global scope). Summarises context, findings and actionable recommendations (Identifies obesity, undernutrition and climate change as a single global syndemic driven by shared food system factors; calls for integrated policies and a Framework Convention on Food Systems.; measures: Global bu…

UK applicability

Supports UK policies that link healthy diets with climate goals and regulate the food environment.

Key measures

Global burden of malnutrition, food system greenhouse gas emissions (~one-third of total), development aid flows to nutrition and NCD prevention.

Outcomes reported

Identifies obesity, undernutrition and climate change as a single global syndemic driven by shared food system factors; calls for integrated policies and a Framework Convention on Food Systems.

Theme: Nutrition & health; Climate & resilience
Subject: GHG & climate; Food policy & governance
Study type: Research
Study design: Interdisciplinary evidence synthesis and policy commission report
Source type: Academic paper / commission report
Status: Published
Geography: Global
System type: Global food systems
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32822-8
Catalogue ID: XL0019

Topic tags

nutrition climate

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The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change