822 research outputs found
Tackling diet inequalities in the UK food system : is food insecurity driving the obesity epidemic? (The FIO Food project)
No full textOpen access via the CUP/JISC agreement We thank our colleagues from the FIO Food team for the comments and for proofreading this article. We are also immensely grateful to our patient and public involvement (PPI) advocates for their continued support and sharing valuable lived experience insights.Peer reviewe
Food insecurity in people living with obesity: improving sustainable and healthier food choices in the retail food environment: the FIO Food project.
No full textAt both UK and global level, dietary consumption patterns need to change to address environmental, health and inequality challenges. Despite considerable policy interventions, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United Kingdom has continued to rise, with obesity now a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Obesity prevalence is greater among those on lower incomes and the current UK food system, including government policy, does not effectively address this. Current behavioural approaches, without the support of structural changes in the system, may even widen the inequalities gap. Hence, using behavioural insights from those living with obesity and food insecurity, the project will explore potential avenues that can be applied in the food system to promote healthier choices in the food retail environment. The National Food Strategy report recommends that the UK food system should ensure "safe, healthy, affordable food; regardless of where people live or how much they earn". However, the association between food insecurity and the development of obesity is not well understood in relation to purchasing behaviours in the UK retail food environment, nor is the potential effectiveness of interventions that seek to prevent and reduce the impact of diet-induced health harms. The FIO Food (Food insecurity in people living with obesity – improving sustainable and healthier food choices in the retail food environment) project provides a novel and multi-disciplinary collaborative approach with co-development at its heart to address these challenges. Using four interlinked work packages, the FIO Food project will combine our knowledge of large-scale population data with an understanding of lived experiences of food shopping for people living with obesity and food insecurity, to develop solutions to support more sustainable and healthier food choices in the UK retail food environment
Understanding lived experiences of navigating supermarket foodscapes of people living with obesity on a low income: the Food insecurity in people living with obesity (FIO) food project.
No full textApproximately 8 million adults and 3 million children in the UK are experiencing food insecurity in 2024. In the UK, healthier foods are three times more expensive per calorie than unhealthy foods. This limits dietary choices to a low-price, high-energy combination, which can promote weight gain. Sustainable, healthy diets should be promoted and affordable for all. The FIO Food Project's overall aim is to provide actionable evidence for policy on retail strategies to address dietary inequalities in people living with obesity and food insecurity, to support sustainable and healthier food choices in the UK food system
In people living with obesity, how is food insecurity associated with healthier, more sustainable food purchases?
No full textExploring what helps/hinders People Living with Obesity (PLWO) and food insecurity purchase healthier, more sustainable food choices in the UK retail food environment. WP1 of the UKRI funded FIO Food project
Customer awareness and perceptions of the high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS) placement legislation and impacts on self-reported food purchasing
No full textThis project is delivered by researchers at the University of Leeds, in collaboration with UK Grocery Retail Partners. We acknowledge the wider support of the DIO Food project team, led by Professor Alexandra Johnstone at the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, and the partner institutions within the FIO Food and DIO Food consortium. We also acknowledge Emily Ennis for her input into the design of the research. We acknowledge IGD for their support with project coordination and additional funding.Peer reviewe
Tackling dietary inequalitiesin the UK food system : An exploration of stakeholders’ experiences to deliver national recommendations for policy and health care practitioners
No full textThank you to all the stakeholders and excellent speakers (Heather Kelman, Dr Adrian Brown& Patient and Public Involvement Representatives) who provided extremely valuable contributions in presenting different perspectives on the problem of obesity and food insecurity. Also, a big thank you to NESTA who kindly offered their space, technical support and hospitality for the workshop in London. And a very special thank you to all Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Advocates who shared their experience of living with obesity and food insecurity, providing often very personal, eye-opening insights which triggered an honest discussion between all attendees involved. We are very grateful to the Food Foundation’s Veg Advocates, Obesity Voices and Nourish Scotland who enabled participation of their PPI groups in the workshop
The cost-of-living crisis is feeding the paradox of obesity and food insecurities in the UK
No full textInterconnections between the cost of living crisis and health inequality
Smallholder Cash-Cropping, Food-Cropping and Food Security in Mozambique's Cotton Belt
No full textCrop Production/Industries, Food Security and Poverty, Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 12,
Understanding the barriers to purchasing healthier, more environmentally sustainable food for people living with obesity and varying experiences of food insecurity in the UK.
No full textIn westernised countries, food insecurity (FI) is robustly associated with low diet quality, and obesity. Grocery stores are one promising arena for interventions to facilitate purchasing of healthier, more environmentally sustainable food. However, we currently lack understanding of the barriers experienced by people living with obesity (PLWO) and FI when shopping for such food. Using an online survey (N = 583), adults residing in England or Scotland with a body mass index of ≥ 30 kg/m2 self-reported on FI, diet quality, and their experiences of shopping in a grocery store for healthy and environmentally sustainable food. Participants also ranked different grocery store interventions on their helpfulness in supporting healthier, more environmentally sustainable purchasing. Structural equation modelling revealed that greater experiences of FI were directly associated with greater experiences of barriers from the food environment (e.g., price), food preparation practices, lower healthy diet knowledge and physical ill-health. Moreover, greater experiences of FI were indirectly associated with lower diet quality via mental ill-health and greater experiences of anticipated stigma associated with being food insecure. Grocery store interventions based on price/ incentivisation were ranked most helpful in supporting healthier, more environmentally sustainable purchasing. These findings highlight the challenges faced by PLWO and with greater experiences of FI when shopping for healthy and environmentally sustainable food. Findings also underscore the need for policy development relating to price and affordability at a population-level, and for policymakers and healthcare professionals to consider how to address mental health and how to minimise anticipated stigma experienced by this vulnerable group
EFFECTS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS ON NUTRITION AND HEALTH: VOLUME 3, LITERATURE REVIEW
No full textThis report provides a comprehensive review and synthesis of published research on the impact of USDA's domestic food and nutrition assistance programs on participants' nutrition and health outcomes. The outcome measures reviewed include food expenditures, household nutrient availability, dietary intake, other measures of nutrition status, food security, birth outcomes, breastfeeding behaviors, immunization rates, use and cost of health care services, and selected nonhealth outcomes, such as academic achievement and school performance (children) and social isolation (elderly). The report is one of four volumes produced by a larger study that includes Volume 1, Research Design; Volume 2, Data Sources; Volume 3, Literature Review; and Volume 4, Executive Summary of the Literature Review. The review examines the research on 15 USDA food assistance programs but tends to focus on the largest ones for which more research is available: food stamps, school feeding programs, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Over half of USDA's budget - $41.6 billion in fiscal year 2003 - was devoted to food assistance and nutrition programs that provide low-income families and children with access to a healthy diet.Dietary intake, food expenditures, nutrient availability, nutrient intake, nutritional status, nutrition and health outcomes, USDA, Food Security and Poverty,
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