Diet affordability: Understanding the high cost of healthy diets

As new metrics of healthy diet affordability have been developed in the past five years, it is estimated that between 2 and 3 billion people worldwide — mostly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) — cannot afford a healthy diet. The implications for human nutrition are striking: affordability...

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Autores principales: Headey, Derek D., Hirvonen, Kalle, Alderman, Harold, de Pee, Saskia, Raghunathan, Kalyani
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141885
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Hirvonen, Kalle
Alderman, Harold
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Raghunathan, Kalyani
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description As new metrics of healthy diet affordability have been developed in the past five years, it is estimated that between 2 and 3 billion people worldwide — mostly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) — cannot afford a healthy diet. The implications for human nutrition are striking: affordability is a binding constraint to achieving a healthy diet in the world’s poorest countries. This chapter poses several questions to initiate strategic thinking on possible responses to this challenge and recommends actions to support shifts toward healthy diets in LMICs.
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spelling CGSpace1418852025-11-06T07:27:21Z Diet affordability: Understanding the high cost of healthy diets Headey, Derek D. Hirvonen, Kalle Alderman, Harold de Pee, Saskia Raghunathan, Kalyani food prices food affordability healthy diets poverty As new metrics of healthy diet affordability have been developed in the past five years, it is estimated that between 2 and 3 billion people worldwide — mostly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) — cannot afford a healthy diet. The implications for human nutrition are striking: affordability is a binding constraint to achieving a healthy diet in the world’s poorest countries. This chapter poses several questions to initiate strategic thinking on possible responses to this challenge and recommends actions to support shifts toward healthy diets in LMICs. 2024-05-29 2024-05-17T14:27:25Z 2024-05-17T14:27:25Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141885 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141760 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102630 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136614 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Headey, Derek D.; Hirvonen, Kalle; Alderman, Harold; de Pee, Saskia; and Raghunathan, Kalyani. 2024. Diet affordability: Understanding the high cost of healthy diets. In Global food policy report 2024: Food systems for healthy diets and nutrition. Chapter 4, Pp. 36-45. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141885
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Diet affordability: Understanding the high cost of healthy diets
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poverty
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