Population approaches to improve diet, physical activity, and smoking habits: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

D Mozaffarian, A Afshin, NL Benowitz, V Bittner… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Poor lifestyle behaviors, including suboptimal diet, physical inactivity, and
tobacco use, are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Although even modest …

Monitoring the price and affordability of foods and diets globally

A Lee, CN Mhurchu, G Sacks, B Swinburn… - Obesity …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Food prices and food affordability are important determinants of food choices, obesity and
non‐communicable diseases. As governments around the world consider policies to …

Measuring local food environments: an overview of available methods and measures

B Kelly, VM Flood, H Yeatman - Health & place, 2011 - Elsevier
Reliable and valid measures of local food environments are needed to more fully
understand the relationship between these environments and health and identify potential …

[HTML][HTML] The role of a food literacy intervention in promoting food security and food literacy—OzHarvest's NEST Program

EG West, R Lindberg, K Ball, SA McNaughton - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Food literacy interventions are widely implemented to improve the food security and health
of low-socioeconomic adults. The purpose of this study was to conduct an inquiry into the …

[图书][B] Understanding food insecurity in Australia

M Bowden - 2020 - aifs.gov.au
This practice paper and its companion practice guide describe the prevalence, experience
and impact of food insecurity in Australia, identifying the populations most at risk and …

Food stress in Adelaide: the relationship between low income and the affordability of healthy food

PR Ward, F Verity, P Carter, G Tsourtos… - … of environmental and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Healthy food is becoming increasingly expensive, and families on low incomes face a
difficult financial struggle to afford healthy food. When food costs are considered, families on …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating consumer nutrition environment in food deserts and food swamps

H Jin, Y Lu - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This research examines the consumer nutrition environment in the selected neighborhoods
identified as food deserts, food swamps, and food oases in Austin, Texas, by considering …

[HTML][HTML] Still serving hot soup? Two hundred years of a charitable food sector in Australia: A narrative review

R Lindberg, J Whelan, M Lawrence, L Gold… - Australian and New …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective: Despite the importance of the charitable food sector for a proportion of the
Australian population, there is uncertainty about its present and future contributions to …

Influence of food cost on diet quality and risk factors for chronic disease: a systematic review

JH Lee, RA Ralston, H Truby - Nutrition & Dietetics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: To undertake a systematic literature review to examine the effect of food cost on diet
quality and risk factors for chronic disease, specifically focusing on diet‐related lifestyle …

[HTML][HTML] Healthy diets in rural Victoria—cheaper than unhealthy alternatives, yet unaffordable

P Love, J Whelan, C Bell, F Grainger, C Russell… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Rural communities experience higher rates of obesity and reduced food security compared
with urban communities. The perception that healthy foods are expensive contributes to poor …