Importance and use of reliable food composition data generation by nutrition/dietetic professionals towards solving Africa’s nutrition problem : constraints and the role of FAO/INFOODS/AFROFOODS and other stakeholders in future initiatives
dc.contributor.author Ene-Obong, Henrietta
dc.contributor.author Campaore, Ella
dc.contributor.author Kimani, Angela
dc.contributor.author Mwaisaka, Rosemary
dc.contributor.author Vincent, Anna
dc.contributor.author Kouebou, Pascal
dc.contributor.author Presser, Karl
dc.contributor.author Charrondiere, U. Ruth
dc.description.abstract Despite the rich biodiversity of the African continent and the tremendous progress so far made in food production, Africa is still struggling with the problems of food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition. To combat these problems, the production and consumption of nutritious and safe foods need to be promoted. This cannot be achieved without reliable data on the quantity and quality of nutrients and other components provided through these foods. Food composition data (FCD) are compiled as food composition tables (FCT) or food composition databases (FCDB). These are subsequently used for a variety of purposes, ranging from clinical practice, research, public health/education, food industry to planning and policy, as well as nutrition monitoring and surveillance. To perform these functions effectively, the importance of reliable FCT/ FCDB cannot be overemphasised. Poor quality FCT/FCDB have serious consequences on the health of the population, and provide skew evidence towards developing nutrition and healthrelated policies. The present paper reviews different methods to generate FCT/FCDB, their importance and use in assisting nutrition/dietetic professionals in solving Africa’s nutrition problems; current status of FCT/FCDB generation, compilation and dissemination in Africa, constraint to their use by professionals and the role of FAO/INFOODS/AFROFOODS and other stakeholders towards improvement and future initiatives. The information provided will create awareness on the need for up-to-date and high-quality FCT/FCDB and facilitate the identification of data gaps and prioritisation of future efforts in FCD generation, compilation and dissemination in Africa and subsequent strategies for the alleviation of the food and nutrition problems in Africa. en_ZA
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dc.identifier.citation Ene-Obong, H., Schönfeldt, H.C., Campaore, E. et al. 2019, 'Importance and use of reliable food composition data generation by nutrition/dietetic professionals towards solving Africa’s nutrition problem : constraints and the role of FAO/INFOODS/AFROFOODS and other stakeholders in future initiatives', Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 496-505. en_ZA
dc.rights © The Authors 2019 en_ZA
dc.subject Nutrient content en_ZA
dc.subject Importance and uses en_ZA
dc.subject Nutrition/dietetics professionals en_ZA
dc.subject Africa’s nutrition problems en_ZA
dc.subject Current status and constraints en_ZA
dc.subject FAO/INFOODS/AFROFOODS en_ZA
dc.subject Food composition data (FCD) en_ZA
dc.subject Food composition tables (FCT) en_ZA
dc.subject Food composition databases (FCDB) en_ZA
dc.title Importance and use of reliable food composition data generation by nutrition/dietetic professionals towards solving Africa’s nutrition problem : constraints and the role of FAO/INFOODS/AFROFOODS and other stakeholders in future initiatives en_ZA
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