Rapid shifts in global and national food systems have profound implications for the nutritional well-being of populations across the world. The food system is a common paradigm through which to investigate diets, nutrition and health, as well as environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Viewing promotion of sustainable healthy diets through the lens of food choice connects individual perspectives and behaviors to food systems. This learning lab addresses concepts and strategies for action to promote sustainable healthy diets with two panel discussions. Panel 1 will address evolution of food systems concepts and the importance of viewing sustainable healthy diets through the lenses of food environments and food choice. Panel 2 will address how to use these constructs when engaging with stakeholders to position context-specific innovative strategies and actions for uptake and scaling.

No preparation needed!

Additional resources

• Food Systems Decision-Support Toolbox
• Blake, C. E., Frongillo, E. A., Warren, A. M., Constantinides, S. V, Rampalli, K. K., & Bhandari, S. (2021). Elaborating the science of food choice for rapidly changing food systems in low-and middle-income countries. Global Food Security, 28, 100503.  
• Constantinides, S. V, Turner, C., Frongillo, E. A., Bhandari, S., Reyes, L. I., & Blake, C. E. (2021). Using a global food environment framework to understand relationships with food choice in diverse low- and middle-income countries. Global Food Security, 29, 100511. 
• Warren, A. M., Constantinides, S. V, Blake, C. E., & Frongillo, E. A. (2021). Advancing knowledge about stakeholder engagement in multisectoral nutrition research. Global Food Security, 29, 100521. 
• Food Security and Nutrition Building a Global Narrative Towards 2030 (Chapter 1)
• Blum LS, Khan R, Sultana M, Soltana N, Siddiqua Y, Khondker R, Sultana S, Tumilowicz A. Using a gender lens to understand eating behaviours of adolescent females living in low-income households in Bangladesh. Matern Child Nutr. 2019 Oct;15(4):e12841. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12841. 
• Alan de Brauw, Jillian Waid, Craig A. Meisner, Fahmida Akter, Bushra Ferdous Khan, Lalita Bhattacharjee, Md Nazmul Alam, Sabiha Sultana, Md Nazim Uddin, Foyzul Bari Himel, Kendra Byrd, M Latiful Bari, Shamia Chowdhury, Shakuntala Thilsted, and Rudaba Khondker.  Food Systems for Healthier Diets in Bangladesh, Towards a Research Agenda. IFPRI Discussion Paper 01902, December 2019. 
• Naoki Miamiguchi. Research Grant Scheme (RGS) Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH).
• Investing in the future of Bangladesh: Cost Effective Interventions to improve adolescent nutrition. May, 2019. 

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