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Is healthy eating all about nutrition?
Author(s) -
Young Ian
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
nutrition bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1467-3010
pISSN - 1471-9827
DOI - 10.1046/j.1467-3010.2002.00202.x
Subject(s) - medicine , food science , environmental health , biology
Summary This paper reviews some of the factors, in addition to nutrition, which require to be integrated into policy‐making on healthy eating. A historical perspective includes issues such as school meals and the re‐emergence of infectious diseases and food safety as issues in the 1980’s. Issues related to genetics, the environment, sustainability and the increasing power of consumers are explored.