Up to now, most nutritional policies have been set up to inform consumers about the health
benefits induced by more balanced diets. Reviews of the impacts of these policies show that …

This article reviews the economic literature on the causes and consequences of current
trends in food-related chronic diseases (FRCD) from a policy evaluation viewpoint. It focuses …

Our premise is that the US government has an established role in both tracking diet related
diseases and in prevention of these diseases. As such, we note that the four major causes of …

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 …

While hunger and micronutrient deficiencies remain a persistent problem affecting millions
worldwide, obesity has also become a global epidemic. Despite an on-going debate …

The concerns around the social costs associated with poor, inadequate diets and unhealthy
food choices have received much attention in both the popular and academic literature …

As efforts to improve diets in high income countries intensify, attention has turned to how
policies may influence diet composition. The case studies in this special issue contribute to …

In light of the shift in policy paradigm in agriculture from state intervention to market
liberalisation and globalisation, this paper develops a series of hypotheses on the …

What is the role of government policies in encouraging healthier food choices to fight the
current overweight and obesity epidemics? This report briefly examines the evidence base …

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 …