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Health Policy. 2021 Feb;125(2):229-238. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.12.001. Epub 2020 Dec 4.
New Zealand is currently facing an obesity and non communicable diseases (NCDs) epidemic. Recent studies have largely attributed these health issues to insufficient food and low-quality diets that cause micronutrient deficiencies. Improving healthy diets requires broader thinking and collaboration, particularly around maintaining sustainable food systems, which signifies a shift from individualistic/behavioural approaches in health promotion. This paper aims to extend solutions addressing increasing rates of obesity and diet-related NCDs in New Zealand while considering diet and human health in concurrence with sustainability. In particular, the three pillars of sustainability-economic, environmental, and social-will be considered, alongside application of a food systems approach to analysing the epidemic and policy developments in New Zealand. Given its proximity to smaller Pacific islands in the region, New Zealand is in a unique position to work multisectorally and be a leader in considering food system approaches to tackling obesity and NCDs in the Pacific.
新西兰目前正面临肥胖和非传染性疾病（NCDs）的流行。最近的研究在很大程度上将这些健康问题归因于食物不足和低质量饮食，这些饮食导致微量营养素缺乏。改善健康饮食需要更广泛的思考和合作，特别是在维持可持续粮食系统方面，这意味着从促进健康的个人主义/行为方法转变。本文旨在提出解决新西兰不断上升的肥胖率和与饮食有关的非传染性疾病的方法，同时考虑到饮食和人类健康与可持续性的一致性。具体而言，将考虑可持续性的三个支柱——经济、环境和社会——并应用粮食系统方法来分析新西兰的流行情况和政策发展。鉴于新西兰与该地区较小的太平洋岛屿相邻，新西兰具有独特的地位，可以多部门合作，成为考虑采用粮食系统方法解决太平洋肥胖和非传染性疾病问题的领导者。
