Food System, Health, and Nutrition

Food, Nutrition and Health

Food, Nutrition, and Cancer

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Nutrition and Food Sciences: Fascinating and Challenging

National Food and Nutrition Security System (SAMAT), A Tool for Identifying and Monitoring Food Insecurity in the Country

Background and objectives: Iran was reported in the high-risk group of World Food Security Map in 2008 .Identifying food insecurity is first step for executing interventions. Measuring household food security is its cornerstone. SAMAT System was designed to provide a variety of GIS-based reports to policy makers and managers in the field of food security. Methods and Materials: SAMAT system wa...

Food companies and nutrition for better health.

There is now broad acceptance that the future success of global health depends to a large extent upon sound nutrition and physical activity policies. Work with colleagues while at the WHO convinced me that such policies need to be developed and implemented in partnership with the corporate food sector if they are to achieve maximum impact. Soon after accepting my position at PepsiCo, Ricardo Ua...