Too much food energy intake (relative to expenditure) and unbalanced diets are implicated
in a range of diseases that impose major burdens on healthcare systems and cause pain …

The definition of minimum nutritional standards has an important bearing on the planning of
agricultural development in low‐income countries. In high‐consumption societies, the main …

This paper briefly covers some of the recent issues and policies related to nutrition, obesity
and health. Some of the important economic research gaps, needs and challenges are then …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the economic performance of 10 nutrition interventions.
The interventions included Mediterranean Diet, Intensive Lifestyle Change (nutrition and …

ObjectiveIn the context of the global obesity epidemic, national nutrition policies have come
under scrutiny. The present paper examines whose interests–industry or public health–are …

Once dispatched to the bottom draw of policy options to address unhealthy eating, food
taxes now seem back in the out tray of European policy makers. Even David Cameron made …

Food policies are rarely assessed for their effect on human nutrition. Yet, such assessment, if
properly done, would facilitate the incorporation of nutrition goals into the choice and design …

Global interest in food policy is emerging in parallel with mounting challenges to the food
supply and the rising prevalence of diet-related chronic health conditions. Some of the …

Various national and local policies encouraging healthy eating have recently been
proposed. The present review aims to summarize and critically assess nutrition-economic …

This paper simulates the impact across household types of fully funded tax reforms designed
to increase consumers' fiber intake from grain consumption. Our results suggest that …