Food Security: Addressing Global Malnutrition and Hunger
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Policies and Education for Health Promotion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 1149
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Interests: malnutrition; viral infection; HIV; infection; epidemiology health; public health; infectious disease epidemiology; tuberculosis
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Interests: nutrition and public health; food security; malnutrition; epidemiological surveillance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Quoting the FAO, “food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”.
In recent years, the frequency of various disasters, conflicts, emergencies, and the impacts of climate change have increased globally, resulting in large numbers of communities affected, with vulnerable people being more exposed and often directly dependent on food aid. Children are among the most affected, exposed to recurrent episodes of malnutrition throughout their lives. Malnutrition, including both over and undernutrition, is one of the leading contributors to death and disability in these populations. Based on current levels and past trends, the WHO’s global nutrition targets are not likely to be fully met by 2030. Therefore, scientific research supporting continued investment in preventive and treatment efforts is crucial to prevent regression.
This Special Issue invites contributions exploring various aspects of food security and malnutrition, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including the following areas:
- How food insecurity can impact child growth and development;
- Current levels and trends of the WHO global nutrition targets;
- Original research on dietary patterns of age-related nutritional status in areas or communities where food insecurity exists;
- Epidemiological studies assessing the impact of various disasters, conflicts, emergencies, and climate change on food insecurity and malnutrition, especially in vulnerable communities;
- Interventions in the field of public health and nutritional policies capable of reducing, mitigating, or controlling global malnutrition.
The submission of systematic reviews, narrative reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses on these topics.
Prof. Dr. Leonardo Palombi
Dr. Stefania Moramarco
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food security
- food system
- sustainable food
- affordable and nutritious foods
- malnutrition
- low-income countries
- middle-income countries
- public health strategies
- children’s nutrition
- elderly nutrition
- obesity
- overweight
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