Background:
Sub-Saharan Africa is the last region to undergo a nutrition transition and can still avoid its adverse health outcomes.
Objective:
The article explores emerging responses to “bend the curve” in sub-Saharan Africa’s nutrition transition to steer public health outcomes onto a healthier trajectory.
Methods:
Early responses in 3 countries at different stages of food system transformation are examined: South Africa—advanced, Ghana—intermediate, and Uganda—early. By comparing these with international experience, actions are proposed to influence nutrition and public health trajectories as Africa’s food systems undergo rapid structural change.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572116637723
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572116637723
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