The global obesity epidemic was in focus at the 7th Summer Academy on Global Food Law and Policy in Gexco/Bilbao in July 2015. It approached this accelerating public health concern from the angle of risk regulations as linked to... more
The global obesity epidemic was in focus at the 7th Summer Academy on Global Food Law and Policy in Gexco/Bilbao in July 2015. It approached this accelerating public health concern from the angle of risk regulations as linked to processing, trade, marketing and choice/consumption of foodstuffs, addressing also risks of negative impacts on public health at the consumer end. A wealth of expertise enlightened participants about current developments regarding EU and US legislation on risk assessments and risk management.
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Research Interests: Sociology, Agricultural Education, Sustainable agriculture, Food Systems, Food Policy, and 12 moreSystems Thinking, Institutional Change, Faculty Development, Agriculture, Stakeholder participation, Case Study, Research Method, Action Plan, Learning Process, Stakeholder, Food system, and Learning Methods
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This paper reports on some recent educational innovations on the training in public Nutrition at the University of Oslo, in the form of three independent but mutually supportive graduate/postgraduate elective courses: Global Nutrition,... more
This paper reports on some recent educational innovations on the training in public Nutrition at the University of Oslo, in the form of three independent but mutually supportive graduate/postgraduate elective courses: Global Nutrition, Nutrition and Governance, and, Nutrition and Human Rights. These courses are offered internationally in English by the Institute for Nutrition Research, School of Nutrition, Formally Known as the Nordic School of Nutrition. The main aim of the courses is to have more Universities training programs take up the critical contemporary trends that may increasingly have an impact on the food and nutrition situation globally, manifested in different ways according to circumstances. Global Nutrition is a five-credit course, corresponding to 15 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). The course stresses the importance of applying both a historical perspective and a system approach in discussing current and changing manifestations and interpretation of "th...
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The global obesity epidemic was in focus at the 7th Summer Academy on Global Food Law and Policy in Gexco/Bilbao in July 2015. It approached this accelerating public health concern from the angle of risk regulations as linked to... more
The global obesity epidemic was in focus at the 7th Summer Academy on Global Food Law and Policy in Gexco/Bilbao in July 2015. It approached this accelerating public health concern from the angle of risk regulations as linked to processing, trade, marketing and choice/consumption of foodstuffs, addressing also risks of negative impacts on public health at the consumer end. A wealth of expertise enlightened participants about current developments regarding EU and US legislation on risk assessments and risk management.
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More than 14 % of Ugandan children are orphaned and many live in children's homes. Ugandan authorities have targeted adolescent girls as a priority group for nutrition interventions as safeguarding nutritional health before pregnancy... more
More than 14 % of Ugandan children are orphaned and many live in children's homes. Ugandan authorities have targeted adolescent girls as a priority group for nutrition interventions as safeguarding nutritional health before pregnancy can reduce the chance of passing on malnutrition to the offspring and thus future generations. Ugandan authorities have obligations under international human rights law to progressively realise the rights to adequate food, health and care for all Ugandan children. Two objectives guided this study in children's homes: (a) To examine female adolescent residents' experiences, attitudes and views regarding: (i) eating patterns and food, (ii) health conditions, and (iii) care practices; and (b) to consider if the conditions in the homes comply with human rights standards and principles for the promotion of the rights to adequate food, health and care. A human rights-based approach guided the planning and conduct of this study. Five children's...
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The rising prevalence of obesity among children and youth worldwide has been associated with marketing of unhealthy food products and drinks directed towards these age groups. Consumer organizations and several states want to regulate... more
The rising prevalence of obesity among children and youth worldwide has been associated with marketing of unhealthy food products and drinks directed towards these age groups. Consumer organizations and several states want to regulate such marketing by law, but commercial actors prefer self-regulation. International human rights, including the rights to food and health, provide arguments for legal regulation of commercial conduct in matters where health and nutritional status may be affected negatively. There is an increasing awareness of the fact that human rights require states to take effective measures to counteract obesity and related diseases. This may give rise to a more systematic use of human rights for protection and promotion of public health in general.
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... Arne Oshaug * , Wenche Barth Eide * and Asbjørn Eide . ... 7FoT example, legislation requiring that land be owned only by the tiller of the land is essential where agriculture is the major basis of income, but may be much less... more
... Arne Oshaug * , Wenche Barth Eide * and Asbjørn Eide . ... 7FoT example, legislation requiring that land be owned only by the tiller of the land is essential where agriculture is the major basis of income, but may be much less relevant in highlyindustrialized technological societies ...
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The current focus on human development in general global development efforts carries with it a need for building human resources with appropriate intellectual, communicative and operational skills for use in analyses, decision-making and... more
The current focus on human development in general global development efforts carries with it a need for building human resources with appropriate intellectual, communicative and operational skills for use in analyses, decision-making and action at all levels. Human resource building extends beyond conventional disciplinary training and fosters the capability to work together to solve often complex problems for which each
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... WENCHE BARTH EIDE* Associate Professor, Institute for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Medicine, School of ... SCN)14 or more precisely, its Working Group on Nutrition, Ethics and Human ... rights-based approach to human, economic and... more
... WENCHE BARTH EIDE* Associate Professor, Institute for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Medicine, School of ... SCN)14 or more precisely, its Working Group on Nutrition, Ethics and Human ... rights-based approach to human, economic and social development may claim it would ...
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Page 1. Committee on World Food Security High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition Social Protection for Food Security A zero draft consultation paper 19 March 2012 Submitted by the HLPE to open electronic consultation ...