Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8427905 | Trends in Food Science & Technology | 2018 | 37 Pages |
Abstract
An outline is proposed of a strategy for breeding for public health. It aims at improving public health in both low- and high-income countries. To prevent chronic disease, the highest priority should be to develop healthy variants of traditional food items that can be introduced universally, i.e. completely replace the older, less healthy variants. In particular in low-income countries, food products with enhanced micronutrient content are urgently needed. In all countries, crops with improved fatty acid composition can contribute substantially to improved public health. A reasonable second priority is products that may not be suitable for universal introduction but will expectedly be demanded by large groups of consumers. One example could be diminishing the energy density of traditional foodstuffs by reducing their fat, sugar, and starch content and increasing their dietary fibre content. Changes in the current organization of the market for farm products are needed to encourage the production of healthier foodstuffs.
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Authors
Sven Ove Hansson, Per Ã
man, Wulf Becker, Dirk-Jan De Koning, Carl Johan Lagerkvist, Ingrid Larsson, Anna Lehrman, Ulf Risérus, Sten Stymne,