Sponsored Satellite Program: What is the Role of Alternative Proteins in Safely, Equitably, and Sustainably Nourishing 9 Billion People by 2050?

Sponsored By: Sight and Life Foundation

This Sponsored Satellite Program was originally presented at NUTRITION 2023.

The population is estimated to reach over 9 billion people by 2050, threatening to exacerbate world hunger and malnutrition. Furthermore, climate change is impacting food security and the livelihoods. The future of food will need to be sustainably and ethically produced to close nutritional gaps and mitigate climate change at an affordable price.  

Alternative proteins, defined as any protein source other than conventional livestock, have been positioned as an innovative solution to combat nutritional and environmental challenges. The consumption of alternative protein products and investments in this sector are growing in high-income countries. However, uncertainties remain, including the role of alternative proteins for low- and middle-income countries and implications of a shift to novel alternative protein consumption, especially for malnourished populations.  

 

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the latest developments across the alternative protein market and draw upon the learnings and implications for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)
  • Evaluate current data and data gaps regarding the safety, nutrition, and sustainability of alternative proteins
  • Identify the feasibility of alternative proteins as a sustainable nutritious solution for emerging economies
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 Attendance

    Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.

Course opens: 
09/18/2023
Course expires: 
09/30/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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This Sponsored Satellite Program includes the following presentations:

  • Opening Remarks
  • Reinstating Protein Malnutrition in the Global Health Agenda Using a Balanced Approach
  • Nutrition and Policy Insights to Guide Development of Safe, Affordable, and Diverse Protein Sources for LMIC
  • Alternative Protein Foods to Sustainably Address Climate Change and Malnutrition
  • Elements Needed for Nutritious, Sustainable, Desirable, Affordable, and Accessible Alternative Protein Products in Emerging Economies: a Focus on Mycoproteins
  • Panel Discussion

Chair: Jacquelyn R. Bedsaul, PhD – Sight and Life Foundation

Chair: Klaus Kraemer, PhD – Sight and Life; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Speaker: Ty R. Beal, PhD – GAIN

Speaker: Anna Lartey, PhD – University of Ghana

Speaker: Richard Semba, MD, M.A., M.P.H. – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Speaker: Hannah Theobald, PhD – Quorn Foods

Available Credit

  • 1.25 Attendance

    Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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