Nutrition and Diet Challenges of our Global Food Ecosystem

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization, a healthy diet is one that meets the nutritional needs of individuals by providing sufficient, safe, and diversified foods to maintain active life and reduce risks of disease [1]. Our planet’s food ecosystem is influenced by climate change, energy and water shortage, environment pollutants, shifting global population demographics, food safety, disease pandemics and various types of global conflicts. This food ecosystem is witnessing multiple, often interacting, nutrition global challenges.