Context: It is well established in the literature that healthier diets cost more than unhealthy
diets. Objective: The aim of this review was to examine the contribution of food prices and …

Objective: To examine the effects on nutrition, health and expenditure of extending value
added tax (VAT) to a wider range of foods in the UK. Method: A model based on …

Few studies have estimated the economic burden of chronic diseases (eg, type 2 diabetes,
cardiovascular diseases, cancers) attributable to unhealthy eating. In this study, we …

Objective: To determine whether nutrition interventions widen dietary inequalities across
socioeconomic status groups. Design: Systematic review of interventions that aim to promote …

Background: In many countries, consumption of fruits and vegetables (F&V) is below
recommended levels. We quantify the economic and health effects of alternative policy (P) …

Executive summary The Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of
Noncommunicable Diseases 2013–2020 proposes that “as appropriate to national context …

The WHO asserts that the global food price crisis threatens public health and jeopardizes
the health of the most disadvantaged groups such as women, children, the elderly and low …

Background Prices are an important determinant of food choices. Consequently, food price
policies (subsidies and/or taxes) are proposed to improve the nutritional quality of diets. The …

Aim: To undertake a systematic literature review to examine the effect of food cost on diet
quality and risk factors for chronic disease, specifically focusing on diet‐related lifestyle …