@article{fdi:010084669,
  title = {{P}erspective : food environment research priorities for {A}frica : lessons from the {A}frica food environment research network},
  author = {{L}aar, {A}. {K}. and {A}ddo, {P}. and {A}ryeetey, {R}. and {A}gyemang, {C}. and {Z}otor, {F}. and {A}siki, {G}. and {R}ampalli, {K}. {K}. and {A}mevinya, {G}. {S}. and {T}andoh, {A}. and {N}anema, {S}. and {A}djei, {A}. {P}. and {L}aar, {M}. {E}. and {M}ensah, {K}. and {L}aryea, {D}. and {S}ellen, {D}. and {V}andevijvere, {S}. and {T}urner, {C}. and {O}sei-{K}wasi, {H}. and {S}pires, {M}. and {B}lake, {C}. and {R}owland, {D}. and {K}adiyala, {S}. and {M}adzorera, {I}. and {D}iouf, {A}. and {C}ovic, {N}. and {D}zudzor, {I}. {M}. and {A}nnan, {R}. and {M}ilani, {P}. and {N}ortey, {J}. and {B}ricas, {N}. and {M}phumuzi, {S}. and {A}nchang, {K}. {Y}. and {J}afri, {A}. and {D}hall, {M}. and {L}ee, {A}. and {M}ackay, {S}. and {O}ti, {S}. {O}. and {H}ofman, {K}. and {F}rongillo, {E}. {A}. and {H}oldsworth, {M}ichelle},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}tatement of {S}ignificance: {I}n {A}frica, research and policy action to improve food environments, to reduce intake of suboptimal diets, and associated adverse health outcomes have received insufficient attention. {T}his paper articulates previously unpublished priorities to advance the food environment research agenda, and to generate contextually relevant, fit-for-local purpose evidence to confront unhealthy food environments in {A}frica. {O}ver the last 2 decades, many {A}frican countries have undergone dietary and nutrition transitions fueled by globalization, rapid urbanization, and development. {T}hese changes have altered {A}frican food environments and, subsequently, dietary behaviors, including food acquisition and consumption. {D}ietary patterns associated with the nutrition transition have contributed to {A}frica's complex burden of malnutrition-obesity and other diet-related noncommunicable diseases ({DR}-{NCD}s)-along with persistent food insecurity and undernutrition. {A}vailable evidence links unhealthy or obesogenic food environments (including those that market and offer energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods and beverages) with suboptimal diets and associated adverse health outcomes. {E}lsewhere, governments have responded with policies to improve food environments. {H}owever, in {A}frica, the necessary research and policy action have received insufficient attention. {C}ontextual evidence to motivate, enable, and create supportive food environments in {A}frica for better population health is urgently needed. {I}n {N}ovember 2020, the {M}easurement, {E}valuation, {A}ccountability, and {L}eadership {S}upport for {N}oncommunicable {D}iseases {P}revention {P}roject ({MEALS}4{NCD}s) convened the first {A}frica {F}ood {E}nvironment {R}esearch {N}etwork {M}eeting ({FERN}2020). {T}his 3-d virtual meeting brought researchers from around the world to deliberate on future directions and research priorities related to improving food environments and nutrition across the {A}frican continent. {T}he stakeholders shared experiences, best practices, challenges, and opportunities for improving the healthfulness of food environments and related policies in low- and middle-income countries. {I}n this article, we summarize the proceedings and research priorities identified in the meeting to advance the food environment research agenda in {A}frica, and thus contribute to the promotion of healthier food environments to prevent {DR}-{NCD}s, and other forms of malnutrition.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; food environments ; food systems ; obesity ; noncommunicable ; diseases ; malnutrition ; research priorities ; nutrition transition ; {AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}dvances in {N}utrition},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[9 p.]},
  ISSN = {2161-8313},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1093/advances/nmac019},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084669},
}