Teaching nutrition and sustainable food systems: justification and an applied approach.

ABSTRACT: Systems thinking is an essential skill for solving real-world problems, supporting lasting, impactful change, and creating desired futures. Transdisciplinary teaching and learning should be integrated into higher education to ensure students have the knowledge and skills to prosper in an ever-changing world. Education that addresses the interconnectedness of food systems is fundamental in cultivating future generations equipped to mitigate complex problems, such as hunger, nutrition-related chronic disease, and the climate crisis. Connecting the food, agriculture, and nutrition sectors is vitally important for improving human and planetary health and well-being. While we continue to acknowledge that it is critically important to teach systems thinking in the context of sustainable food sys

SUBMITTER: Campbell CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10564979 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature