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The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) seeks to empower global partners to address these questions. Specifically, we are harnessing the power of technological advancements to provide tools, data, and training to characterize food quality and safety based on food composition of the world’s edible biodiversity.
PTFI will be launched in April 2024
PTFI enables partners to map how the composition of foods around the world varies with environmental conditions and agronomic practices, using standardized analytical tools based on omics technology and rich metadata that complement traditional food composition methods.
The PTFI elucidates linkages between agriculture, nutrition, and health in novel ways.
PTFI's ultimate goal is to empower global stakeholders to use food composition data to advance informed solutions to our most pressing food system challenges: climate change, biodiversity loss, and malnutrition.- Moderator: Anna Herforth, Ag2Nut
- Selena Ahmed, Foodomics
- Steve Watkins, Standardized Tools + Data
- Jonathan Lundgren, Scientific Assessment of Regenerative Agriculture
- Chi-Ming Chien, Data Showcase
- Gina Kennedy, Research + Translation
- Kevin Cody, Food EDU
Background:
The Agriculture-Nutrition Community of Practice, better known as Ag2Nut, is a global network of professionals working on agriculture and nutrition linkages which was crated in 2010. The group is informal, and designed to facilitate information sharing and networking.
The group has roughly 9,500 members from 130 countries. It includes members of national and international NGOs, UN organizations, governments, universities, independent professionals, bilateral institutions and donor organizations. Visit this page for more information about Ag2Nut, and join the group at www.ag2nut.org.
Related resources:
Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Avoiding conflict of interest in nutrition researchIn the late 1950s, as the evidence of smoking's harm mounted, tobacco giants crafted a strategy to manipulate scientific understanding and foster doubt. Today, parallels emerge as Big Food adopts similar tactics. In this blog, Stuart Gillespie reveals the Ultra-Processed Foods industry playbook.
Public health consequences of transnational food companies: experiences from the Mexican context
Transnational food companies (TFCs) often claim to support public health, but they have opposed nutrition policies in countries like Mexico. Simón Barquera writes about how TFCs use various tactics, such as legal challenges and lobbying, to undermine public health policies.
Unmasking the Profitable Marketing of Trans Fats at the Expense of Public Health
Unmasking the Profitable Marketing of Trans Fats at the Expense of Public Health
Phyllis Addo reveals how the food industry uses strategies to profit from trans fats, despite their negative impact on public health. These fats influence people's food choices, as the foods that contain them are appealing, and accessible.
Focusing on healthy diets to counter corporate influence in public health
There's been a focus on controlling obesity to improve people's health, but has this let the unhealthy food industry off the hook? Mélissa Mialon and Hernando Salcedo Fidalgo suggest shifting the focus towards promoting healthy diets to counter corporate influence on public health.
Unravelling the “fresh” misconception of ultra-processed foods in Ghana
In Ghana, there's a common misconception that eating ultra-processed foods leads to a "fresh" appearance. Nevertheless, these foods are far from fresh, as they are heavily processed and contain additives and sugars. Gyinadu Abubakar addresses this misconception and suggests actionable measures.
The State of Food and Agriculture 2023.
FAO's report emphasizes the need to consider the hidden environmental, social, and health costs of agrifood systems. The report outlines a two-phase True Cost Accounting process, with national-level assessments for awareness. Globally, the hidden costs of agrifood systems exceed $10 trillion, affecting health, labor productivity, and the environment.
Guide for the NOVA 27 UPF Categories Tracker
Researchers from Equador have released a new guide, a tool to monitor ultra-processed food and beverage consumption globally. Originally validated in Brazil through an IMMANA-funded study, the tracker is now being adapted and validated in Quito, Ecuador. This guide documents how others can use this innovative tool in a specific population or at a national level.
Guide for the NOVA 27 UPF Categories Tracker
Researchers from Equador have released a new guide, a tool to monitor ultra-processed food and beverage consumption globally. Originally validated in Brazil through an IMMANA-funded study, the tracker is now being adapted and validated in Quito, Ecuador. This guide documents how others can use this innovative tool in a specific population or at a national level.
This is a comprehensive global meta-analysis that examines the impact of fertiliser on the nutritional quality of food crops. Analysing 551 field experiments from 1972 to 2022, the paper reveals that fertilizer application enhances crop yield by 30.9% and improves nutritional quality by 11.9%.
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