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Initial Publication Date: January 11, 2018

Module 3.2: Food System Issues for Nutrition

Introduction

In module 3.2., we will incorporate some of the basic information about healthy diets presented above in module 3.1 with the exploration of food systems that you have made throughout the course. In particular we want to highlight (1) the challenges of malnutrition and low food access for impoverished populations around the world, which can represent a failure of adaptive capacity of human societies to providing a socially sustainable future; (2) the phenomena of low food access for marginalized areas of the 'developed' world, which can take the form of what are called 'food deserts' without easily accessible healthy foods; (3) The rise of so-called chronic and nutrition-related 'diseases of affluence' related to caloric overconsumption (which in fact also affect poor, urban populations worldwide as well). We also will examine the potential food-system responses to these challenges, and how different food system types contribute to these challenges and their solutions.

These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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