FAO urges aligning trade policies with nutrition goals to curb obesity and boost diverse diets

Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN’s (FAO) latest report emphasizes the need to align trade policies with nutrition goals to enhance global diet quality while mitigating trade-driven dietary shifts that contribute to obesity and malnutrition. 

The report “Trade and Nutrition: Policy Coherence for Healthy Diets” finds robust global trade growth of food and agricultural products, which has benefitted food and nutrient diversity, availability and affordability.