{"id":2429,"date":"2021-09-21T15:04:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T18:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btta.cc\/?page_id=2429"},"modified":"2021-10-12T14:59:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T17:59:09","slug":"plate-malnutrition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gnrtfn.org\/watch13\/watch13\/plate-malnutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"The plate of malnutrition and diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”none” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#d0c4dc” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”8%” bottom_padding=”4%” text_color=”custom” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” enable_shape_divider=”true” shape_divider_color=”#ffffff” shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_divider_height=”33%” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”straight_section”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_spacing=”0px” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”radial” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bottom_padding=”35″ left_padding_desktop=”6%” constrain_group_2=”yes” right_padding_desktop=”6%” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”0px” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h1″ stagger_animation=”true” content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” text_content=”The plate of malnutrition and diseases” font_size=”7vh”][\/split_line_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”0px” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”fast” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_image_with_hotspots image=”2941″ preview=”https:\/\/gnrtfn.org\/watch13\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Plate-4.jpg” color_1=”Accent-Color” hotspot_icon=”plus_sign” tooltip=”click” tooltip_shadow=”small_depth” animation=”true”][nectar_hotspot left=”44.299674267100976%” top=”50.58631524200936%” position=”top”]Monocultures narrow down our food choices and our nutrient intake. One example is corn. We may not be conscious of it, but \u2013 disguised as it is by different tastes and appearances \u2013 we largely eat corn when we consume these products: cereals, breads, muffins, pancakes, soft drinks, peanut butter, taco shells, and salad dressings. 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The current dominant food system also exacerbates poor nutrition. From over 6,000 food species being grown for food, fewer than 200 make substantial contributions to global food output.<\/p>\n

What is even worse is that only nine plant species (sugarcane, maize, rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet, and cassava) account for nearly two-thirds of the world’s total crop production. This monoculture-driven loss of biodiversity results in the homogenization of our diets: we eat foods from the same small number of staple crops, which drastically reduces our nutrient intake.<\/p>\n

Monocropping also makes us more vulnerable to zoonoses or diseases that jump from animals to humans, such as the current Covid-19 pandemic. This happens when forests are cleared for more crops, making us lose plants, wildlife, and other life forms that would otherwise buffer us from a reservoir of pathogens that cause zoonoses.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the dominant food system makes us ill due to its strong promotion of ultra-processed foods which are high in fat, sugar, and salt. The consumption of ultra-processed food triggers different forms of malnutrition and related non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text max_width=”550″]\n

Are we free to decide what we eat?<\/h4>\n

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