The commercial determinants of unhealthy diets

Unhealthy diets are a leading risk factor for obesity and non-communicable disease. Food choices are made within the context of people’s social circumstances as well as the broader food environment, which is shaped extensively by food and beverage industry practices, which include market, financial...

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Main Authors: Alex Chung, Lucy Westerman, Jane Martin |, Sharon Friel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sax Institute 2022-10-01
Series:Public Health Research & Practice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp3232221
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description Unhealthy diets are a leading risk factor for obesity and non-communicable disease. Food choices are made within the context of people’s social circumstances as well as the broader food environment, which is shaped extensively by food and beverage industry practices, which include market, financial and political activities undertaken to increase the sale and consumption of highly processed food and beverages. To reduce the burden of unhealthy diets, there is a clear need for government-led action to disrupt the balance of power that currently favours commercial interests over public health.
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spelling doaj.art-25cfb05dc5cd488388f443d4ceeeed432022-12-22T04:30:09ZengSax InstitutePublic Health Research & Practice2204-20912022-10-0132310.17061/phrp3232221The commercial determinants of unhealthy dietsAlex Chung 0Lucy Westerman1Jane Martin |2Sharon Friel3Health and Social Care Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaVictorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), Melbourne, AustraliaObesity Policy Coalition, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, AustraliaMenzies Centre for Health Governance, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaUnhealthy diets are a leading risk factor for obesity and non-communicable disease. Food choices are made within the context of people’s social circumstances as well as the broader food environment, which is shaped extensively by food and beverage industry practices, which include market, financial and political activities undertaken to increase the sale and consumption of highly processed food and beverages. To reduce the burden of unhealthy diets, there is a clear need for government-led action to disrupt the balance of power that currently favours commercial interests over public health.https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp3232221nutritioncommercialobesity
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