Obesity has been a major focus in the United States due to its impact on both individual health and healthcare costs. Globally, simultaneous epidemics of both obesity and malnutrition are manifestations of widespread food and nutrition insecurity, posing a pressing challenge for policymakers.
In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Brookings Senior Fellow Ross Hammond and Laurette Dubé of McGill University argue that the systems that underlie food and nutrition security – including agriculture, health, and the environment – are connected to one another in ways that are often poorly understood by scientists and policymakers. The paper, “A Systems Science Perspective and Trans-disciplinary Models for Food and Nutrition Security,” proposes a “systems approach” to address the problem, leveraging new computational tools like system dynamics and agent-based modeling.
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Friday, August 03, 2012
A Systems Science Perspective and Transdisciplinary Models for Food and Nutrition Security
Obesity has been a major focus in the United States due to its impact on both individual health and healthcare costs. Globally, simultaneous epidemics of both obesity and malnutrition are manifestations of widespread food and nutrition insecurity, posing a pressing challenge for policymakers.
In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Brookings Senior Fellow Ross Hammond and Laurette Dubé of McGill University argue that the systems that underlie food and nutrition security – including agriculture, health, and the environment – are connected to one another in ways that are often poorly understood by scientists and policymakers. The paper, “A Systems Science Perspective and Trans-disciplinary Models for Food and Nutrition Security,” proposes a “systems approach” to address the problem, leveraging new computational tools like system dynamics and agent-based modeling.
See full Article.
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