Food acquisition and consumption issues of South Asian countries: a systematic literature review and future research agenda

NS Jayawardena, NJ Dewasiri - FIIB Business Review, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study is to present a systematic literature review and offer a future
research agenda on food acquisition and consumption of South Asian countries. The first …

Psychological distress and unhealthy dietary behaviours among adolescents aged 12–15 years in nine South-East Asian countries: a secondary analysis of the …

MSR Shawon, E Jahan, RR Rouf… - British Journal of …, 2023 - cambridge.org
It is unclear whether there is any association between psychological distress and unhealthy
dietary habits among adolescents in low-and middle-income countries. We aimed to …

Microalgal-bacterial immobilized co-culture as living biofilters for nutrient recovery from synthetic wastewater and their potential as biofertilizers

A Odibo, C Janpum, N Pombubpa… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates nutrient recovery from synthetic municipal wastewater using co-
immobilized cultures of Chlorella vulgaris TISTR 8580 (CV) and plant growth-promoting …

Resilience and vulnerabilities of urban food environments in the Asia‐Pacific region

E Rousham, M Clark, M Latham, SP Oo… - Maternal & Child …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid urbanisation in the Asia‐Pacific region is associated with complex changes to urban
food environments. The impact of changing food environments on food purchasing and …

[HTML][HTML] Species richness and ecosystem services of tree assemblages along an urbanisation gradient in a tropical mega-city: Consequences for urban design

P Thaweepworadej, KL Evans - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
We assess how tree species richness and ecosystem services vary along a tropical
urbanisation gradient in a rapidly expanding mega-city (Bangkok, Thailand). We conduct …

Quantity and variety of fruit and vegetable intake in midlife and cognitive impairment in late life: a prospective cohort study

LT Sheng, YW Jiang, DJ Alperet, L Feng… - British Journal of …, 2023 - cambridge.org
There is limited evidence on fruit and vegetable intake in relation to cognitive function. This
study aimed to evaluate the associations of quantity and variety in fruit and vegetable intake …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding blood versus blond orange consumption: A cross-cultural study in four countries

A Giménez-Sanchis, K Zhong, A Pintor, V Farina… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Understanding consumer perceptions and attitudes to specific fruit is key information for not
only increasing fruit consumption, but also for marketing reasons. It may also give clues to …

[HTML][HTML] The burden of psychological distress and unhealthy dietary behaviours among 222,401 school-going adolescents from 61 countries

MSR Shawon, RR Rouf, E Jahan, FB Hossain… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We aimed to calculate the sex-specific prevalence of psychological distress and unhealthy
eating habits among adolescents across countries and regions, and to explore their …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: Geographic clustering of fast-food restaurants around secondary schools in Hong Kong

JTH Cheung, KC Tang, K Koh - Preventing Chronic Disease, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We collected data of Western fast-food chain restaurants and 490 secondary
schools in Hong Kong. Descriptive statistics and buffer analysis identified the prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the Mechanism of Urbanization Affect Agricultural Water Efficiency: Evidence from China

D Li, H Shi, P Ma, S Zhu, H Xu - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Concerns regarding food security and sustainable development have been highlighted as a
result of water scarcity and growing urbanization. It is imperative to look into their …