The Role of Food Consumption in the Global Syndemic

Dear Colleagues,

Since 2019, the overlapping occurrence of three pandemics have been considered the basis of the global syndemic: obesity, undernutrition and climate change. Together, they pose a significant threat to human health in various interconnected ways and act as the primary driver of global health deterioration.

There is scientific evidence linking diets to human health and environmental sustainability. Unhealthy dietary patterns further pose a high risk of morbidity and mortality, and contribute to obesity, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. For vulnerable groups in particular, a poor diet can contribute to both obesity and stunting. Climate change exacerbates these challenges, reducing healthy food availability, resulting in increased prices and endangering the food security of a significant portion of the global population.

This Special Issue welcomes original articles and systematic reviews that provide knowledge on the role of food consumption within the global syndemic framework. The target of this topic will be research involving food consumption, healthy and sustainable diets, malnutrition in all its forms, food insecurity, the food environment, undernutrition and overweight/obesity, climate change, socioeconomic factors and other related factors, as well as research on relevant interventions in the field.

Dr. Diana Barbosa Cunha
Dr. Valéria Troncoso Baltar
Dr. Marina Campos Araujo
Guest Editors

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• food consumption
• syndemic
• obesity
• malnutrition
• environmental health
• food insecurity
• socioeconomic factors