Preventing diet-related non-communicable diseases
A rights-based approach to improving health outcomes through food and nutrition security
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6221998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aisosa Jennifer Omoruyi (0000-0001-9856-3650, Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, corresponding author), Paula Knipe (0000-0002-7474-821X, Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape), Ebenezer Durojaye (0000-0002-7182-4096, University of Pretoria) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 245-267 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal on Human Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-7203 • E-ISSN: 1996-2126 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02587203.2025.2483201 |
| OpenAlex | W4411567227 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In South Africa, while the state has acknowledged the link between the food environment and poor health outcomes, it has done little to regulate and address the underlying determinants, and food and nutrition insecurity remains rife. Moreover, effectively preventing diet-related non-communicable diseases requires states to actively reduce the availability of unhealthy foods and enforce measures to improve access to healthy foods. This calls for several integrated legal, policy and regulatory interventions and investment across the health, food and agricultural systems alike. Therefore, a multisectoral approach is needed to ensure coordinated implementation and monitoring. For these reasons, this article provides an overview of the normative framework guiding state interventions on food and nutrition. It uses a rights-based approach, specifically the rights to health and food, to analyse the food and nutrition policy framework, looking at current priorities, policy coherence and implementation. It explores challenges and opportunities within these frameworks to strengthen diet-related non-communicable disease prevention efforts, aimed at improving health outcomes through food and nutrition security in South Africa
Biology · Business · Environmental health · Food security · Non-communicable disease · Political science · Public health · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Nursing
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |