Nutrition is recognized to play a pivotal role in human life and its existence. Investing in nutrition yields significant returns for individuals—enhancing school performance and workforce productivity—and societies—enhancing national economic growth. This creates a ripple effect that extends beyond individual health. Nutrition is deeply interconnected with at least 12 of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is crucial for achieving these goals.
In this Research Topic on Nutrition and Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing, we provide recent evidence on the role of nutrition in promoting good health and wellbeing, as well as the future of food. SDG 3 addresses a wide range of disease conditions across all age groups, encompassing maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases, hepatitis, water-borne diseases, and substance use disorders. The Global Burden of Diseases study in 2017 attributed 11 million (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 10–12) deaths and 255 million (234–274) DALYs to dietary risk factors (1).
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