Nearly two-thirds of suburbs in one major part of Sydney have no food stores at all. And in those that do, unhealthy food outlets outnumber healthy ones by more than six to one.
We developed a healthy lunchbox program. Here, we provide parents with ideas for swapping unhealthy foods kids might like to healthier ones comparable on cost, taste, texture and preparation time.
Ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks contribute to rising rates of obesity.
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Conflicting injunctions, shaped locally, constantly reinvented: food in the cities of the global south escapes the narrative of Western standardisation.
Food is fuel for the human body.
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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.
It’s not that people in poorer countries want to eat unhealthily - but cost is a huge factor.
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Derek Headey, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Harold Alderman, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The fact that relative food prices differ so markedly and so systematically provides a very strong rationale for nutrition-focused food policies.
You’re not imagining it. Our bodies really do crave macaroni cheese and other comfort foods as the temperature drops. Here’s why.
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It’s not enough to simply promote healthy eating and exercise without considering the very real environmental and structural constraints present in South Africa.
Poorer South Africans are bombarded with fast food.
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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.
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.
We can encourage people to make healthy adjustments to their diets with simple behaviour techniques.
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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?
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