title: Preventing type 2 diabetes: Changing the food industry.
abstract: Improving our global diet by working with the food industry is a fairly complex task. Previously the global food manufacturing companies and governments were the major players. However, matters have shifted rapidly so that food retailers, food manufacturers, the restaurant-food service sector, and agribusinesses are now the major players. The current modern system of packaged processed food has now penetrated the globe-rich and poor, rural and urban are all in reach of this food system. Consequently, working with this complex sector when possible and an array of governmental regulatory large-scale options to improve our diet have increased in importance. Taxation of unhealthy foods and beverages, marketing controls, and front of the package labeling are the primary current options. Evaluations of the impacts of both public and industry initiatives are needed.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, 137 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA. Electronic address: popkin@unc.edu.
authors.forename: Barry M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Popkin
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, 137 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Kenan
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D019649:Food Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates
keywords: agribusiness; food industry; front of the package labeling; marketing controls; retailers; taxation