Assessing equity in access to healthy diets in Ecuador following the addition of food sovereignty to the constitution

Background: Ecuador shows high and increasing rates of diet-related non-communicable diseases, attributed in part to a nutrition transition toward more animal-based and processed foods. In 2008, Ecuador introduced the right to food sovereignty to its constitution in an effort to improve diets and pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garton, Kelly
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/46388