BY KIBROM ABAY, HOSAM IBRAHIM, CLEMENS BREISINGER AND ALI ABDELHADI Global overweight and obesity rates have almost tripled since 1975 and are expected to continue rising over the next few decades (Shekar & Popkin, 2020). This trend is alarmingly s... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
NEW PUBLICATION: FOOD POLICIES AND OBESITY IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
Journal Article BY KIBROM A. ABAY, HOSAM IBRAHIM AND CLEMENS BREISINGER Understanding the public health implications of food policies is crucial to combat recently increasing overweight and obesity rates in many low-and-middle income countries (LMICs).... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
IFPRI-FAO REPORT LAUNCH: “Food Policies and their Implications on Overweight and Obesity Trends in Selected Countries in NENA”
Amy William and Lina Abdelfattah, IFPRI Egypt
On December 17th, 2020, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) virtually launched a joint report that examines the implica... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
NEW PUBLICATION: Food policies and their implications on overweight and obesity trends in selected countries in the NENA region
By Kibrom A. Abay, Hosam Ibrahim, Clemens Breisinger, and Nomindelger Bayasgalanbat Regional and global trends in body weight show that the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region countries, especially the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countri... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Webinar on the readiness of small cities in Ghana to prevent obesity
As part of the Voices for Change Partnership between IFPRI and SNV, IFPRI researchers gave a virtual training for CSO’s working on nutrition in Ghana on May 7th, 2020. Noora-Lisa Aberman presented a case study, part of an ongoing research study “Stories of Challenges in Nutrition – Ghana”, on the emerging challenge of overweight and […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
