Food Policy, Nutrition and Government

Food and nutrition policy development.

It has been estimated that over 700 million people still do not have enough food to eat on a daily basis and that more than 2 billion are subsisting on diets that lack the essential vitamins and minerals required for normal growth and development and to prevent premature death and disabilites such as blindness and mental retardation. At the same time, millions more suffer from chronic diseases ...

Food and Nutrition Assistance Policy

guided by the principle that Americans should not be hungry or malnourished because they cannot afford a nutritious diet. Food assistance programs help to provide food and meet nutritional requirements for individuals and households that are vulnerable due to low income or other circumstances. Originally initiated in the early 1930s, with the primary objective to dispose of surplus agricultural...

Government: where does nutrition policy come from?

In order to answer the question in the title, I will spend a little time simply describing structures within Government Departments in the UK which deal with nutrition, and how they interact with other Government Departments and Divisions and outside agencies. However, there is a simple and short answer to the question. Policy on any issue in a Government Department is determined by Ministers. ...

Food and Nutrition Policy : Challenges For

Towards a European Food and Nutrition Policy