Smart food policies for obesity prevention

C Hawkes, TG Smith, J Jewell, J Wardle, RA Hammond… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Prevention of obesity requires policies that work. In this Series paper, we propose a new
way to understand how food policies could be made to work more effectively for obesity …

[HTML][HTML] Poverty, price and preference barriers to improving diets in sub-Saharan Africa

DD Headey, O Ecker, AR Comstock, MT Ruel - Global Food Security, 2023 - Elsevier
Suboptimal diets are the most important preventable risk factor for the global burden of non-
communicable diseases. The EAT-Lancet reference diet was therefore developed as a …

The behavioural constellation of deprivation: Causes and consequences

GV Pepper, D Nettle - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017 - cambridge.org
Socioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their
causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences and perceptions of nutritional health and wellbeing amongst food insecure women in Europe: A qualitative meta-ethnography

Z Bell, S Scott, S Visram, J Rankin, C Bambra… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the 2008 global financial crisis, there has been a rise in the number of people
experiencing food insecurity. Particularly vulnerable are mothers with young children …

Meat consumption reduction in Italian regions: health co-benefits and decreases in GHG emissions

S Farchi, M De Sario, E Lapucci, M Davoli… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Animal agriculture has exponentially grown in recent decades in response to
the rise in global demand for meat, even in countries like Italy that traditionally eat a …

A systematic review of psychosocial explanations for the relationship between socioeconomic status and body mass index

MA Claassen, O Klein, B Bratanova, N Claes… - Appetite, 2019 - Elsevier
A negative association between socioeconomic status (SES) and levels of
overweight/obesity is consistently found in high-and middle-income countries. Yet, there is …

A community perspective of COVID-19 and obesity in children: Causes and consequences

M Tsenoli, JEM Smith, MAB Khan - Obesity Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
The pandemic of childhood obesity that has been increasing over the last decade has
collided with the current pandemic of COVID-19. Enforced behavioural changes have …

We still don't know that our children need vitamin D daily: a study of parents' understanding of vitamin D requirements in children aged 0-2 years

RE Day, R Krishnarao, P Sahota, MS Christian - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Vitamin D deficiency has been highlighted as a serious public health problem
in the United Kingdom. One in four toddlers are not achieving the recommended intake for …

The effect of food vouchers and an educational intervention on promoting healthy eating in vulnerable families: A pilot study

ML Miguel-Berges, A Jimeno-Martínez, A Larruy-García… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cost has been reported as the main barrier to healthy eating in vulnerable groups. We
aimed to evaluate the effect of a nutrition education intervention on adherence to …

[HTML][HTML] Food practices adaptation: Exploring the coping strategies of low-socioeconomic status families in times of disruption

JA Kemper, AB Kapetanaki, F Spotswood, R Roy… - Appetite, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 impact on global and national food systems, along with associated physical
restrictions, lockdowns, and school closures, have led to dramatic changes in families' …