Special Issue: Nutritional Situation In Africa

An Update (UPNIA-2020)

Guest Editors: Prof. Meghit Boumediene Khaled and Prof. Mustapha Diaf

Introduction

The NAJFNR is currently running a special issue to update the nutritional situation in African countries. Africa, across the different countries, continues making unavoidable efforts to ameliorate the nutritional situation over the African population with the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Rates of diet-related chronic diseases are increasing globally. African countries have been witnessing over the last few decades changes in lifestyle and a drastic shift from a traditional to an industrialized/westernized diet. This has led to an unprecedented augmentation in the prevalence of obesity and overweight through reduction in physical activity, cancers, chronic and metabolic diseases.

However, African countries confront various significant political, economic, social, and environmental constraints to increased food insecurity. Thus, undernutrition continues affecting a large proportion of the population especially children under 5 years old and women at procreative age. Fighting micronutrient deficiencies remains a public health challenge in several African countries. Besides this double burden (under / over nutrition), population aging is a further important factor currently affecting the nutrition landscape in Africa. Hence, an appropriate nutrition support should be provided to the elderly population to ensure the expected well-being after the age of 60.

Aims

This special issue aims to increase and update our knowledge on the nutritional situation in African countries. It also provides a compilation of efforts made to enhance the nutrition and health status of African population and achieve SDGs.

Scope

We invite original research papers, review articles, short communications, letter to the editor, and focus articles addressing recent advances related to the nutritional situation in Africa.

Significance

Contributions to this special issue will advance our understanding of the nutritional situation in African countries. This knowledge can lead to the development of sustainable strategies to reach the SDGs set by the different countries.

Guest Editors

Prof. Meghit Boumediene Khaled

Professor of Nutrition, Djillali Liabes University, Algeria

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Prof. Mustapha Diaf

Professor of Nutrition, Djillali Liabes University, Algeria

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