Conflicting injunctions, shaped locally, constantly reinvented: food in the cities of the global south escapes the narrative of Western standardisation.
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The constraints of COVID-19 can act as a catalyst to eat more thoughtfully and, perhaps, eat better.
A spike in flour sales and an increase in home cooked meals could signal the start of a new healthier relationship with food.
One hypothesis suggests that there's a finite amount of protein that the body can actually use.
The Democratic candidates hoping to replace Trump in 2020 debated a host of critical issues but never brought up the equally important challenge of Americans' food security.
The fact that relative food prices differ so markedly and so systematically provides a very strong rationale for nutrition-focused food policies.
Research into our brain, gut and childhood memories tells us why we reach for macaroni cheese rather than salad in winter.
It's not enough to simply promote healthy eating and exercise without considering the very real environmental and structural constraints present in South Africa.
Fast-food outlets outnumber healthy food stores in South Africa's Gauteng province.
Are you a meticulous lunch planner, or do you decide what's for lunch after those first pangs of hunger strike after midday? If you're in the second camp, it might be time to change.
It's not just a storm in a fruit cup – branding fuels our appetite for unhealthy foods.
Obesity is not a rational choice. But there is scope for governments to get involved and improve our options.
New data on soaring child obesity should not come as a surprise. The food industry spends billions marketing unhealthy foods in a global society where over-eating is seen as a character flaw.
A lot of money is spent by food producers and retailers to try and influence the type of food we buy and eat. But what can be done to encourage healthier choices?
Consumers tend to think that healthy foods have to cost more than their less nutritional counterparts. New psychological research looks at how pervasive this is.
We hear about the benefits of antioxidants, but who knows what they really do? Actually, quite a lot. They repair cellular damage caused by trouble-making free radicals.
Chia, acai, quinoa, guradji - our supermarket shelves are awash with superfoods. They may well be healthy but in attributing magical qualities to these products are we glossing over an often-exploitative global food system?
Many people believe eating healthily is expensive – and more costly than buying junk food. But our new research shows this isn't the case.
Hippocrates said circa 400BC that “food should be our medicine and medicine should be our food”. He would probably turn in his grave if he saw the amount of highly processed, sugary food and drinks marketed…
The mere sight of a slice of gooey chocolate cake, a cheesy pizza, or a sizzling burger can drive us to eat these foods. In terms of evolution we show preference for high calorie foods as they are an important…
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Lennert Veerman is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Public Health, Griffith University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Senior lecturer, University of Adelaide
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BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Monash University
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Professor, Public Health Policy, The University of Queensland
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Associate professor in Allied Health, Southern Cross University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Professor of Health Promotion; Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
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Research fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Translational Medicine, University of Exeter
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Visiting research fellow, University of Adelaide
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PhD Candidate in Applied Cognition, University of Exeter
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Nutrition, Georgia State University
