Journal
CURRENT OBESITY REPORTS
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 449-455Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13679-016-0233-8
Keywords
Obesity; Food supply; Ultra-processed food
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Novo Nordisk
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Purpose of Review We explore how a global shift in the food system caused by global economic growth, increase in available food per capita and in food processing is a driver of the obesity epidemic. Recent Findings Economic development in most areas of the world has resulted in increased purchasing power and available per capita food. Supermarkets and a growing fast-food industry have transformed our dietary pattern. Ultra-processed food rich on sugars and saturated fat is now the major source of energy in most countries. The shift in food supply is considered a major driver of the obesity epidemic and the increasing prevalence of accompanying complications, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. However, the global shift might also have direct effects on the increase in type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer, independently of overweight and obesity. Summary The shift in the food supply is a major driver of the obesity epidemic.
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