Did you know that LAC has one of the highest gender gaps in food security globally, and one of the sweetest diets in the world?
Latin America feeds the world, yet healthy diets are out of reach for most in the region, and the region also has the widest gender gap in food insecurity, with women facing much higher food insecurity than men as compared to other regions of the world. At the same time, the region produces significantly more sugar than needed as compared to the recommended dietary guidelines. What is the state of diets in LAC and what are we doing about it?
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Did you know that LAC has one of the highest gender gaps in food security globally, and one of the sweetest diets in the world?
Latin America feeds the world, yet healthy diets are out of reach for most in the region, and the region also has the widest gender gap in food insecurity, with women facing much higher food insecurity than men as compared to other regions of the world. At the same time, the region produces significantly more sugar than needed as compared to the recommended dietary guidelines. What is the state of diets in LAC and what are we doing about it?
A new landscape report, compiled by a team from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and the Nutrition Institute of Central America and Panama (INCAP), reframes how we understand food security and diets in Latin America and the Caribbean, and how these factors are contributing to health inequities in the region. In LAC, the economic burden of multiple forms of malnutrition is substantial (5-15% of gross domestic product) so it’s very important we understand how food and health systems can be integrated to increase wellbeing and reduce economic burdens.