The COVID-19 outbreak led to major disruptions in food systems across the globe. In the United States' Chicago region, the outbreak created immediate concerns around increased hunger, food insecurity, supply chain disruptions, and loss of local livelihoods. This was especially evident in...
Author(s)
Obach, R.; Schusler, T.; Vaca, P.; Durkin, S.; Sheikh, M.
Publisher
New Leaf Associates, Ithaca, USA
Citation
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development, 2023, 12, 2, pp 305-320
Purpose: Eating behaviors are influenced by food environments, such as availability and/or accessibility of healthy food options. In this study, we examined the relationship between healthy eating-out options and the intention to eat healthily in adults residing in Daqing, China, using an extended...
Author(s)
Ma XiaoYu; Lee Seungwoo; Hwang JiYun
Publisher
The Korean Nutrition Society, Seoul, Korea Republic
Citation
Journal of Nutrition and Health, 2023, 56, 1, pp 112-121
Diet quality and food security are a concern in school-aged children in Canada. In 2019, the Canadian federal government announced the intention to work towards a national school food program. Understanding the factors that impact school food program acceptability can inform planning to ensure...
Author(s)
Everitt, T.; Ward, S.; Martin, W.; Engler-Stringer, R.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Citation
Health Promotion International, 2023, 38, 1,
Very little research has focussed on children's school lunchboxes from both a health and environment standpoint. This scoping review explores studies that considered children's lunchbox food consumption trends at school and the environmental impacts of lunchbox contents. We conducted a scoping...
Author(s)
Lalchandani, N. K.; Poirier, B.; Crabb, S.; Miller, C.; Hume, C.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Citation
Health Promotion International, 2023, 38, 1,
Background: The retail environment is an important determinant of food package redemption in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Objective: The objectives of this study were to describe where Massachusetts WIC households redeemed their food benefits...
Author(s)
Vercammen, K.; Grummon, A. H.; Zatz, L. Y.; Gago, C. M.; Blocksidge, M.; Hua, S. V.; Bleich, S. N.; Stone, S.; Kenney, E.; Colchamiro, R.; Rimm, E. B.
Publisher
Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2023, 123, 4, pp 626-636, 636.e1-636.e2
Background: The school-based food and nutrition guidelines approach has the potential to combat undernutrition, overnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies among children and adolescents and set the foundation for a healthy adult lifestyle. Aim: To critically compare the Nutrition Friendly School...
Author(s)
Hema Matela; Pooja Panchal; Yadav, S. S.; Arti Muley; Srujana Medithi; Kavitha Menon
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Nutrition and Health, 2023, 29, 1, pp 47-59
Background: Schools provide opportunities to improve the quality of children's diet, whilst reducing inequalities in childhood diet and health. Evidence supports whole school approaches, including consistency in food quality, eating culture and food education. However, such approaches are often...
Author(s)
Bryant, M.; Burton, W.; O'Kane, N.; Woodside, J. V.; Ahern, S.; Garnett, P.; Spence, S.; Sharif, A.; Rutter, H.; Baker, T.; Evans, C. E. L.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2023, 20, 29, pp (13 March 2023)
Obesity, undernutrition, and climate change constitute a global syndemic that disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, including children. Double- and triple-duty actions that simultaneously address these pandemics are needed to prevent further health, economic, and environmental...
Author(s)
Hargous, C. V.; Strugnell, C.; Allender, S.; Orellana, L.; Corvalan, C.; Bell, C.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Obesity Reviews, 2023, 24, 4,
The food sovereignty concept has gained prominence in public policy discourses in the global South during the last decades. However, food sovereignty has contested definitions and is interpreted differently by conflicting societal interests. Consequentially, the translation of food sovereignty...
Author(s)
Mercado, G.; Hjortsø, C. N.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
World Development (Oxford), 2023, 166,
Objectives: COVID-19 caused stark increases in food insecurity. To maintain food provision, policy changes to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) were instated. This longitudinal study examined (1) food security patterns across the timeline...
Author(s)
Adams, E. L.; Caccavale, L. J.; Smith, D. I.; Bean, M. K.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Public Health Reports, 2023, 138, 2, pp 323-332