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From Ampesie to French fries: systematising the characteristics, drivers and impacts of diet change in rapidly urbanising Accra.
Ahmed, Abubakari; Lazo, Denise P Lozano; Alatinga, Kennedy A; Gasparatos, Alexandros.
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  • Ahmed A; Department of Planning, Faculty of Planning and Land Management, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana.
  • Lazo DPL; Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Alatinga KA; Department of Community Development, Faculty of Planning and Land Management, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana.
  • Gasparatos A; Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Sustain Sci ; : 1-25, 2022 Aug 16.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35990025
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is urbanising rapidly. One of the most visible outcomes of this urbanisation process is the change in the diets of urban residents. However, diet change in the context of rapid urbanisation is a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon that encompasses multiple intersecting historical, environmental, socioeconomic, and political aspects. This study aims to unravel and systematise the characteristics, drivers and impacts of diet changes in Accra, through the interviews of multiple stakeholders and Causal Loop Diagrams. Diet change is characterised by the increased consumption of certain foodstuff such as rice, chicken, fish, vegetable oil, sugar, and ultra-processed food (UPF), and the decreased consumption of traditional foodstuff such as roots, tubers, and some cereals such as millet. These changes are driven by multiple factors, including among others, changes in income, sociocultural practices, energy access, and policy and trade regimes, as well as the proliferation of supermarkets and food vendors. Collectively, these diet changes have a series of environmental, socioeconomic, and health/nutrition-related impacts. Our results highlight the need to understand in a comprehensive manner the complex processes shaping diet change in the context of urbanisation, as a means of identifying effective interventions to promote healthy and sustainable urban diets in SSA. The development of such intervention should embrace a multi-stakeholder perspective, considering that the relevant urban actors have radically different perspectives and interests at this interface of urbanisation and diet change. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-022-01195-y.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Sustain Sci Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Ghana Pais de publicación: Japón
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Sustain Sci Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Ghana Pais de publicación: Japón