Summary Background The East Asia region is facing an increasing burden of overweight,
obesity and related noncommunicable diseases, resulting from an ongoing nutrition …

The diffusion of supermarkets in developing countries has profound implications–not only for
existing retail stores and informal vendors but also for millions of producers and intermediary …

In the mid-1970s there was a widespread view that the full vertical integration of agriculture
was occurring, with food production, distribution, and retailing coming to be organized on a …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the food retail transition
underway in Thailand, a transitional middle-income setting, is associated with increased …

ObjectiveTo investigate evolving food retail systems in Thailand. DesignRapid assessment
procedures based on qualitative research methods including interviews, focus groups …

The process of supermarketization in emerging countries does not imply convergence in
shopping practices. Based on a qualitative study in Hanoi, Vietnam, this paper adopts a …

As a physician in a small rural hospital in Boucan Carre, Haiti, I became very aware of the
terrible impact of food insecurity on my patients' health. Despite the advent of antiretroviral …

Transnational food retailers expanded to middle-income countries over recent decades
responding to supply (liberalized foreign investment) and demand (rising incomes …

This study was to investigate socio-demographic, chronic conditions and health factors
associated with nutrition risk among Thai community-dwelling older adults. This was a cross …

Palm oil is a cooking oil and food ingredient in widespread use in the global food system.
However, as a highly saturated fat, palm oil consumption has been associated with negative …