Inaugural Lecture of Prof Rina Swart | Community and Health Sciences скачать в хорошем качестве

Inaugural Lecture of Prof Rina Swart | Community and Health Sciences

Topic: Enabling Food Environments to address the triple burden of malnutrition in South Africa Abstract: Food environments are defined by the availability, prices, vendors, product properties, marketing and regulation of food products (external domain) as well as their accessibility, affordability, convenience and desirability for individuals (personal domain). These factors shape food acquisition and consumption, a key determinant in health and nutrition outcomes. South Africa is burdened by persistent undernutrition in children, specifically stunting, micronutrient malnutrition in women and children, as well as an epidemic of overweight and obesity among women and men with rapidly growing prevalence of overweight in children and adolescents. Speaker Biography: Rina Swart is a professor in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition at the University of the Western Cape and also serves as the Nutrition programme lead within the DSI/NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security. She is a registered dietitian / nutritionist with a PhD in Public Health. After qualifying, she worked for eight years as a dietitian; first at Tygerberg Hospital and then at the National Department of Health before joining the University of the Western Cape in 1991. Her area of specialization is in Public Health Nutrition with a focus on the prevention of all forms of malnutrition through nutrition policies and #IAmUWC #InauguralLecture