The impact of optimized diet patterns at a macro-level: the case of Tunisia

Sophie Drogué, Marlène Perignon (), Romain Vignes and Marie Josephe Amiot-Carlin ()
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Marlène Perignon: UMR MOISA - Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier
Romain Vignes: LEI. Landbouw-Economisch Institut - WUR - Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen]
Marie Josephe Amiot-Carlin: UMR MOISA - Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier

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Abstract: Mediterranean countries have lost their traditional dietary patterns and face emerged diseases linked to a non-balanced diet associated to excessive energy consumption. Tunisia is confronted to the triple burden linked to the coexistence of undernourishment (reduced to 5% but still remaining), nutrient deficiencies and obesity. Nutritional transition was largely influenced by the food subsidy system. Food security was insured by Tunisian social policies based on direct subventions to families and indirect ones by lowering the prices of essential food products (wheat, milk, seed oils, sugar and tomato paste). In this context, we consider the following questions: (i) Do domestic food availabilities in Tunisia able enough to comply with the nutritional needs of the population? (ii) If Tunisian people decided to comply with the WHO nutritional recommendations what would be the impact on the Tunisian supply and demand?

Keywords: food intake; food habits; food surplus; nutritional requirement; public health; tunisia; alimentation; comportement alimentaire; nutrition; disponibilité alimentaire; besoin nutritionnel; santé publique; tunisie (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-08-29
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Published in 15. EAAE Congress 'Towards Sustainable Agri-food Systems: Balancing Between Markets and Society', Aug 2017, Parme, Italy. 1 p., 2017

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Working Paper: The impact of optimized diet patterns at a macro-level: the case of Tunisia (2016)
Working Paper: The impact of optimized diet patterns at a macro-level: the case of Tunisia (2016)
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