Perspectivas actuales sobre alimentación: del nutricionismo a la alimentación saludable, solidaria y sustentable

Among the multiple discourses on nutrition and eating, there are two opposing perspectives that stand out: on the one hand, “nutritionism”, and concept that emerged with great prominence in recent decades and reduces the concepts of diet to the presence or absence of nutrients, and of health, to the absence of diseases, and that has been influenced by both modern nutritional and food sciences and the conceptualization of the current corporate food regime. On the other hand, the reemerging perspective of supportive, and sustainable eating”, which is associated to the traditional and ancestral food system, which in turn is based on the ethics of the common good and has been used for thousands of years. This paper presents a reflection on these two perspectives, taking into account the historical scenario and the socio-political context environment that characterize them, in order to contribute to the recognition of a food paradigm consistent with the Millennium Development Goals and the human right to food. In addition, this reflection aims to assess the progress that has been made in Colombia to achieve healthy, supportive, and sustainable eating practices in the general population.