Health in Food Systems Policies in India: A Document Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food systems affect nutritional and other health outcomes. Recent literature from India has described policy aspects addressing nutritional implications of specific foods (eg, fruits, vegetables, and trans-fats), and identified opportunities to tackle the double burden of malnutrition. This paper attempts to deepen the understanding on how health concerns and the role of the health sector are addressed across food systems policies in India.

Methods

This qualitative study used two approaches; namely (i) the framework method and (ii) manifest content analysis, to investigate national-level policy documents from relevant sectors (ie, food security, agriculture, biodiversity, food processing, trade, and waste management, besides health and nutrition). The documents we

SUBMITTER: Pradyumna A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9808200 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature