High intake of free sugars has been linked to overweight and obesity, which affects nearly 40% of the global adult population and millions of child
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Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) provide country-specific guidance on what constitutes a healthy diet.
This peer-review article in BMJ Nutrition Prevent & Health highlights an important area where public and private sectors need to align: brand a
In this video, a single mother living in South London tells us about her struggles to find fresh, affordable and healthy food.
The SUN Business Network (SBN)/Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), with the support of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Str
This report examines the importance of fruits and vegetables in combating malnutrition.
"We as communities, parents, governments, food corporations, marketers and global citizens have a collective responsibility to put childre
This modelling study published in the BMJ finds that a 20% price increase in high sugar snacks has the potential to reduce overall energy purchased
New study on nudges for shaping consumer behaviour towards healthier food choices looks at 299 results from 96 field experiments.
This paper looks at the impact of supermarkets and hypermarkets on diets in urban areas of Zambia, taking income and other socioeconomic factors in
This podcast explores US agricultural policy through a Cold War lens, discussing the ‘Farms Race’ between the US and the Soviet Union.
New study from researchers at IFPRI looks at the relative caloric prices (RCPs) for different food categories across 176 countries and how they rel
New study in the Lancet calculates historical and future availability of fruit and vegetables compared to the amount recommended by the World Healt
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) is an annual report jointly published by the several bodies of the United Nations: Foo
The 44th edition of the UNSCN Nutrition - Food environments: Where people meet the food system - looks at how food environments influence
There are relatively few peer review articles looking at risk assessment for entrepreneurs in the healthy food industry.
This is an uplifting evidence-based assessment of what it takes to successfully campaign against corporate power.
This paper assesses how employee nutrition impacts on productivity, absenteeism, and healthcare costs.
The amount of food people consume away from home is rising in the U.S.
This set of briefs from GAIN provides evidence to support the effectiveness of workforce nutrition programmes.
In 2018, FReSH hosted Science to Solutions Dialogues (SSD) between
In this supplement issue of Maternal & Child Nutrition, Helen Keller International (HKI) authors have writte
"Culture overwhelms some of our best programmatic work in nutrition and health, and we fail to appreciate the power of business an
IGD and FIA conducted this study to explore the consumer attitudes towards healthier product reformulation, the progress within the industry and th
Sight and Life, DSM, and John Hopkin’s Bloomberg School of Public Health have come together to publish lessons from a four decade partnership.
This review gives an overview of food-based dietary guidelines by region and date, alongside looking at key messages about certain produce.
Multinationals have the power to change people’s relationship with food – as this short opinion piece demonstrates.
Impact of increasing the proportion of healthier foods available on energy purchased in worksite cafeterias: A stepped wedge randomized
This report produced by the UK Health Forum provides case studies from around the world to help provide a framework for governing public private in
Realising the potential of workplaces to prevent and control NCDs: How public policy can encourage businesses and governments to work toget
A worksite intervention in South Africa demonstrates the importance of identifying employees with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
China has undergone rapid change in recent years which has impacted on the health of its workforce.
Two-page briefing on a research study by the United Nations International Labour Organisation assessing Chile’s national workforce nutrition progra
Chapter four of the Global Nutrition Report looks at diets as both a cause and a solution to malnutrition.
This is a report from a workshop on communication and collaboration on public health and nutrition between the private sector, academia, government
This is a great podcast from The Doctor's Farmacy that touches on a lot of important aspects of public private engagement for nutrition. Host Dr.
In 2012, Convergence Center for Policy Resolution embarked on an innovative approach to addressing America's obesity epidemic and other nutrition-r
Working paper by the World Resources Institute focuses on three changes to consumption patterns that can ensure a sustainable food system.
Between now and 2050, changes in global population and income levels will have huge implications for the global food system.
Academic article from 2014 looking at effective workforce health promotion strategies.
Each year, the Global Nutrition Report provides a snapshot of the state of malnutrition.
This 2019 Lancet Commission Report looks at systemic causes for the triple problems of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.
This landmark paper does not only make recommendations, it shows what can be done with the global resources we have and are likely to have in the f
A highly recommended resource on consumer demand from the perspective of public private engagement.
Paper by Sight and Life puts forward a framework for public private engagement in nutrition.
This report, compiled for the European Competitiveness and Sustainable Industrial Policy Consortium, gives a detailed look into the impact of food
The Food Climate Research Network calls for a more equitable balance of power within the food system.
This report offers great insight into the important role of city-level action in driving food system change.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans set the country’s nutrition policy and help direct over $80 billion federal spending.
Discussion paper by the Food Climate Network addressing the relationship between food and environmental sustainability.
This report from FAO and the Food Climate Research Network looks at national dietary guidelines as a practical intervention to improve nutrition an
In this policy brief, the Global Panel makes the case that healthy diets are a foundation underpinning positive progress towards the Sustainable De
Industry leaders look at how consumer choices are driven by health, wellness, and sustainability.
This up-to-date market analysis focuses only on answering the most important questions that all companies face.
Given that sugary drinks are endemic and that obesity is on the rise, many drinks manufacturers have launched social responsibility campaigns.
A look into how business models can be reshaped to respond to changing consumer preferences.
This book examines food fortification in all its forms.