The Relative Caloric Prices of Healthy and Unhealthy Foods Differ Systematically across Income Levels and Continents

ABSTRACT Background Relative prices of healthy/unhealthy foods have been implicated in the obesity epidemic, but never extensively quantified across countries or empirically linked to undernutrition. Objectives This study compared relative caloric prices (RCPs) for different food categories across 1...

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Published in:	The Journal of nutrition Vol. 149; no. 11; pp. 2020 - 2033
Main Authors:	Headey, Derek D, Alderman, Harold H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Oxford University Press 01.11.2019
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Animals Costs and Cost Analysis Developed Countries - economics Developing Countries - economics Diet, Healthy - economics Female Food - economics Growth Disorders - economics Growth Disorders - epidemiology Growth Disorders - etiology Humans Income Infant Male Malnutrition - economics Malnutrition - epidemiology Malnutrition - etiology Middle Aged Overweight - economics Overweight - epidemiology Overweight - etiology Poverty - economics Prevalence Young Adult food prices obesity food systems undernutrition dietary patterns
ISSN:	0022-3166, 1541-6100, 1541-6100
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