Health policy and public health implications of obesity in China

Y Wang, L Zhao, L Gao, A Pan, H Xue - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
China has experienced many drastic social and economic changes and shifts in people's
lifestyles since the 1990s, in parallel with the fast rising prevalence of obesity. About half of …

Sustainable food consumption: an overview of contemporary issues and policies

L Reisch, U Eberle, S Lorek - Sustainability: Science, Practice and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Contemporary food production and consumption cannot be regarded as sustainable and
raises problems with its wide scope involving diverse actors. Moreover, in the face of …

The effect of rising food prices on food consumption: systematic review with meta-regression

R Green, L Cornelsen, AD Dangour, R Turner… - Bmj, 2013 - bmj.com
Objective To quantify the relation between food prices and the demand for food with specific
reference to national and household income levels. Design Systematic review with meta …

[HTML][HTML] Aceites y grasas: efectos en la salud y regulación mundial

CC Cabezas-Zábala, BC Hernández-Torres… - Revista de la Facultad …, 2016 - scielo.org.co
El consumo excesivo de alimentos fuente de grasa, acompañado por estilos de vida
sedentarios, afecta el peso corporal y la salud. La ingesta de grasa total se relaciona con el …

Taxes and subsidies for improving diet and population health in Australia: a cost-effectiveness modelling study

LJ Cobiac, K Tam, L Veerman, T Blakely - PLoS medicine, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background An increasing number of countries are implementing taxes on unhealthy foods
and drinks to address the growing burden of dietary-related disease, but the cost …

Public health policies to encourage healthy eating habits: recent perspectives

MT Gorski, CA Roberto - Journal of healthcare leadership, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
There is an urgent need to address unhealthy dietary patterns at the population level. Poor
diet and physical inactivity are key drivers of the obesity pandemic, and they are among the …

The effects of the Danish saturated fat tax on food and nutrient intake and modelled health outcomes: an econometric and comparative risk assessment evaluation

S Smed, P Scarborough, M Rayner… - European journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
Results: The tax resulted in a 4.0% reduction in saturated fat intake. Vegetable consumption
increased, and salt consumption increased for most individuals, except younger females …

The effect of using consumption taxes on foods to promote climate friendly diets–The case of Denmark

LD Edjabou, S Smed - Food policy, 2013 - Elsevier
Agriculture is responsible for 17–35% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions
with livestock production contributing by approximately 18–22% of global emissions. Due to …

The Danish tax on saturated fat–short run effects on consumption, substitution patterns and consumer prices of fats

JD Jensen, S Smed - Food Policy, 2013 - Elsevier
Denmark introduced a tax on saturated fat in food products with effect from October 2011.
The objective of this paper is to make an effect assessment of this tax for some of the product …

The taxation of unhealthy energy-dense foods (EDFs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs): an overview of patterns observed in the policy content and policy …

LL Hagenaars, PPT Jeurissen, NS Klazinga - Health Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Taxation of energy-dense foods (EDFs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is
increasingly of interest as a novel public health and fiscal policy instrument. However …