Nutrition and Food Security for All: A Step Towards the Future (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Policies and Education for Health Promotion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1865
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Interests: food safety; food security; food innovation; natural food products; nutrition; public health
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Interests: food safety; nutrition; food security; food sustainability; food science and technology; food innovation; bromatology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
On the global development agenda, ensuring food and nutritional security has been a primary priority. Even still, by 2030, more than 600 million people are estimated to be chronically undernourished. The required actions have not been taken, and the challenges and development objectives have changed over time. To promote robust economies, good health, and sustainable growth, a broader agreement that protects food security and reduces hunger and malnourishment in all of its manifestations has been reached. The key to ending food insecurity in many countries is to foster a positive attitude toward food, nutrition, and health. This may be achieved by teaching people how to make appropriate food choices at an early age through families, schools, and other mass media outlets. To achieve the global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, it is critical to recognize the significance of a varied, balanced, and nutrient-rich diet. Furthermore, considerations related to security, culture, society, economy, and environment must be taken into account while developing policies to meet the SDG 2 targets.
It is important to consider food waste that could otherwise be used by people as well as waste produced in the food chain due to environmental degradation when producing food. To promote healthy diets, food security, and sustainable availability, it is also essential to find ways to increase local and regional production and food consumption. Reduced animal diseases and a sufficient production of high-quality food in adequate quantities with minimal waste generation are among the other goals.
Taking into account these premises, and as this subject is expanding and attractive, as demonstrated in the first edition of this Special Issue (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/special_issues/843293R79D), we are launching a second edition that aims to present original research articles, reviews, commentaries, and short communications concerning the following topics:
- Food choices;
- Food safety;
- Food security around the world;
- Food waste;
- Healthy foods;
- Food policies;
- Food supplements;
- Malnourishment;
- New foods;
- Nutritional needs and recommendations;
- Nutrition and chronic diseases;
- Public health and nutrition;
- Sustainability.
Dr. António Raposo
Dr. Ariana Saraiva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food security
- food safety
- health
- nutrition
- public health
- sustainability
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