How do food safety concerns affect consumer behaviors and diets in low-and middle-income countries? A systematic review

J Liguori, U Trübswasser, R Pradeilles, A Le Port… - Global Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Both food safety and dietary behaviors are major contributors to the global burden of
disease, especially in rapidly urbanising environments. The impact that food safety concerns …

Factors affecting fruit and vegetable consumption and purchase behavior of adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A rapid review

B Stadlmayr, U Trübswasser, S McMullin… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, considerable dietary shifts,
including an increase in the consumption of fruit and vegetables (FV) will be required …

Persistence of open-air markets in the food systems of Africa's secondary cities

C Hannah, J Davies, R Green, A Zimmer, P Anderson… - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
In a rapidly urbanizing sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), changing urban food systems are
expected to affect the ways in which households access food. While significant research and …

[HTML][HTML] Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya: A photovoice study

R Pradeilles, A Irache, MN Wanjohi, M Holdsworth… - Health & Place, 2021 - Elsevier
We identified factors in the physical food environment that influence dietary behaviours
among low-income dwellers in three African cities (Nairobi, Accra, Ho). We used Photovoice …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Food environment research priorities for Africa—Lessons from the Africa food environment research network

AK Laar, P Addo, R Aryeetey, C Agyemang, F Zotor… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last 2 decades, many African countries have undergone dietary and nutrition
transitions fueled by globalization, rapid urbanization, and development. These changes …

[HTML][HTML] Actions in global nutrition initiatives to promote sustainable healthy diets

LI Reyes, SV Constantinides, S Bhandari… - Global Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Multiple recent global nutrition initiatives have recommended actions to transform food
systems to improve food environments and food choice. This study aimed to identify actions …

[HTML][HTML] Capturing the moment: a snapshot review of contemporary food environment research featuring participatory photography methods

C Turner, L Salm, M Spires, A Laar… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Participatory photography is increasingly popular within food environment
research.•We review 28 peer-reviewed articles published from the global literature 2020 …

Food security in tropical Africa through climate-smart plant health management

P Neuenschwander, C Borgemeister, H De Groote… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Each year, Africa loses half of its harvest to pests (insects, pathogens, nematodes, weeds).
To offset these losses and improve food security, pest management needs to be revamped …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid review of factors influencing dietary behaviors in Fiji

B Boxer, U Trübswasser, V Lesi, A Naika… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: In Fiji, multiple burdens of malnutrition including undernutrition,
overweight/obesity and micronutrient deficiencies coexist at the individual, household, and …

High unhealthy food and beverage consumption is associated with poor diet quality among 12–35-month-olds in Guédiawaye Department, Senegal

A Vanderkooy, EL Ferguson, NY Sy, R Kane… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background High consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages (UFB) during early
childhood is cause for concern, with growing evidence from low-and middle-income …