Telecoupled impacts of livestock trade on non-communicable diseases
Telecoupled impacts of livestock trade on non-communicable diseases
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DOI：
10.1186/s12992-019-0481-y
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发表时间：
2019-07-01
影响因子：
10.8
通讯作者：
Liu, Jianguo
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作者：
Chung, Min Gon;Liu, Jianguo
背景：非传染性疾病——与不良饮食有关的心血管疾病等慢性人类健康问题——是可持续发展和人类健康面临的重大挑战。国际牲畜贸易增加了廉价动物产品的可及性，这可能扩大世界范围内与饮食有关的非传染性疾病。然而，目前尚不清楚畜牧业生产、贸易和消费之间的复杂相互联系如何影响世界各地的非传染性疾病风险。我们的全球数据集包括156个国家1992年至2011年的33种畜产品（肉、内脏和动物脂肪）。我们采用路径分析来揭示牲畜贸易如何导致与饮食相关的非传染性疾病，并确定牲畜贸易的潜在环境和社会经济因素。然后，我们进行了趋势分析，以调查国家一级牲畜生产和贸易的长期变化。结果通过畜禽进口消费增加了与饮食相关的非传染性疾病风险。在发展中国家尤其如此，这些国家在减少非传染性疾病风险的政策方面总体上没有做好充分准备，而且缺乏实施这些政策的资金。人口规模和收入水平是影响全球牲畜进口活动的主要因素。结论研究结果表明，降低非传染性疾病风险需要新的治理结构，包括单独的国际努力、改进的国家政策和加强个人努力，特别是在发展中国家。
BackgroundNon-communicable diseases (NCDs)-chronic human health problems such as cardiovascular diseases linked to poor diets-are significant challenges for sustainable development and human health. The international livestock trade increases accessibility to cheap animal products that may expand diet-related NCDs worldwide. However, it is not well understood how the complex interconnections among livestock production, trade, and consumption affect NCD risks around the world.MethodOur global dataset included 33 livestock products (meat, offal, and animal fats) in 156 countries from 1992 to 2011. We employed path analysis to uncover how livestock trade contributes to diet-related NCDs and identify underlying environmental and socioeconomic factors of livestock trade. Then we performed trend analyses to investigate long-term changes in livestock production and trade at a country level.ResultsWe found that livestock consumption through livestock import increased diet-related NCD risks. This was especially true in developing countries, which in general were not well prepared in terms of policies for NCD risk reduction, and where there was a lack of funding to implement the policies. Population size and income level were the main factors affecting global livestock import activities.ConclusionsOur results suggest that new governance structures to incorporate separate international efforts, improved national policies, and bolstering individual efforts are needed to decrease NCD risks, particularly in developing countries.