Objective: To identify factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in
Africa and identify areas for future research. Design: We systematically reviewed …

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 …

Low and middle-income countries increasingly face a triple burden of malnutrition
encompassing undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency, and excessive energy consumption …

abstract This briefing provides a feminist interpretation of food consumption in Blantyre,
Malawi, drawing primarily from participatory group discussions with a variety of residents. In …

Social categories that define men and women, boys, and girls, based on concepts of
masculinity and femininity, play a key role in household food security in cities of the Global …

Although there is widespread food availability in urban areas across the Global South, it is
not correlated with universal access to adequate amounts of nutritious foods. This report is …

Understandings of urban foodways in Zimbabwe and other African countries have been
dominated by food security frameworks. The focus on material scarcity and measurable …

Lack of adequate vegetable consumption may contribute to micronutrient deficiency
especially in developing countries where low intake of nutrient-dense animal products is …

Inadequate supply of healthy food impacts negatively on household food consumption and
consumers' well‐being. Disproportionate income distribution in South African households …

This chapter provides a case study of household food security in Dschang, Cameroon.
Cameroon faces a dangerous combination of rapid urbanization, an inadequate system of …