The impact of economic development and urbanisation on nutrition and dietary changes in
transitional countries has been well researched. It generally has been found that there is a …

Objective: To explore and describe the nutrition and health transition in Thailand in relation
to social and economic changes, shifts in food consumption patterns and nutritional …

Placing full-service supermarkets in food deserts—areas with limited access to healthy food—
has been promoted as a way to reduce inequalities in access to healthy food, improve diet …

With a population of nearly 70 million people, Thailand is a large and attractive emerging
market, drawing investments from various foreign food retailers since the 1980s. An …

Food environments in Africa are changing rapidly, with modern retailers—such as
supermarkets, hypermarkets, and fast-food restaurants—gaining in importance. Changing …

ObjectiveThe present study was done to confirm the relationship between changes in food
patterns and nutrition transition in three South-East Asian countries, namely the Philippines …

Objectives Community food environment is closely associated with residents' health status,
and it has received substantial research attention in recent years. However, such studies are …

Prior to the economic crash of 1997, Thailand had been one of the fastest growing
economies in the world. A number of foreign retailers invested in the market, which became …

Access to safe and healthy food is a crucial element of food security. In Vietnam the safety of
daily vegetables is of great concern to both consumers and policymakers. To mitigate food …

One of the leading risk factors for an escalating obesity burden in India is unhealthy food
choices. This qualitative inquiry was designed to understand the urban middle-class Indian …