The fruit of a collegial analysis, in which iQo participated, discover the complete report on the Montaigne Institute's Food Fracture.
Contents
Presentation of the Fracture Alimentaire report
France faces a triple food challenge
Home of gastronomy and the cradle of the culinary art of living, France today faces a triple food challenge: social, health and ecological.
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On the social front
The inflationary crisis has exacerbated an already worrying situation in terms of access to food, with a worsening of food insecurity and recourse to food aid. -
On the health front
Consumers are increasingly turning to processed foods, rich in sugar, salt and saturated fats, which can cause serious illnesses. -
Ecologically
Our food consumption, still too focused on meat products and imports, has a significant environmental and climatic footprint.
Two major divides: food insecurity and unbalanced nutrition
Food insecurity in France
A few figures to underline the importance of food insecurity in France today.
- In France in 2023, more than one in three French people (37%) will find themselves in a situation of food insecurity - defined as those who are unable to feed themselves properly every day. This proportion rises to 41% among young people aged 18 to 24.
- 1 in 5 children arrive at school hungry
- The number of food aid recipients rose significantly in 2023, reaching 4 million declared beneficiaries.
- 75% of food aid recipients live in households where the standard of living is less than 40% of the median income.
- 21,000 communes in France, i.e. 62% of communes (mainly in rural areas), have no food retail outlets.
Dietary imbalances in France
The problem of unbalanced nutrition is also alarming in France.
- Nearly 50% of adults in France today are overweight, a figure that is constantly rising.
- Les aliments ultra-transformés représentent environ 30 % de l’apport énergétique des Français. En comparaison, les niveaux vont jusqu’à 40 % en Allemagne et 50 % aux États-Unis.
- 87% of children and 47% of adults consume more sugar than recommended by the WHO. An 8-year-old child has already consumed more sugar than his grandfather did his whole life.
- En 30 ans, le taux d’obésité a doublé chez les adultes. De plus, il a été multiplié par 4 chez les 18-24 ans.
- Only 1 child in 5 (20.2%) meets the PNNS target of eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day.
The 6 key recommendations of the Food Fracture report
Based on a collegial analysis carried out through over a hundred hearings and a working group mobilized over an 18-month period, the report formulates 6 major, quantified and tested recommendations.
It puts forward concrete, applicable solutions aimed at reducing food insecurity and guiding our society towards a healthier diet accessible to all, based on socio-economic, cultural and geographical levers.
- Supporting local players on the front line of the social crisis
- Providing budgetary support to French people in food insecurity to help them buy fruit and vegetables
- Sustaining the spread of quality catering on a national scale
- Reducing sugar intake in children and adolescents
- Tapping into the imagination around the pleasure of a balanced diet
- Encourage consumption of fruit and vegetables by creating an optional, targeted supplement to employee meal vouchers.
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