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Journal article
Monitoring the impacts of trade agreements on food environments
Obesity reviews, v 14(S1), pp 120-134
01 Oct 2013
PMID: 24074216
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Abstract
The liberalization of international trade and foreign direct investment through multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements has had profound implications for the structure and nature of food systems, and therefore, for the availability, nutritional quality, accessibility, price and promotion of foods in different locations. Public health attention has only relatively recently turned to the links between trade and investment agreements, diets and health, and there is currently no systematic monitoring of this area. This paper reviews the available evidence on the links between trade agreements, food environments and diets from an obesity and non-communicable disease (NCD) perspective. Based on the key issues identified through the review, the paper outlines an approach for monitoring the potential impact of trade agreements on food environments and obesity/NCD risks. The proposed monitoring approach encompasses a set of guiding principles, recommended procedures for data collection and analysis, and quantifiable minimal', expanded' and optimal' measurement indicators to be tailored to national priorities, capacity and resources. Formal risk assessment processes of existing and evolving trade and investment agreements, which focus on their impacts on food environments will help inform the development of healthy trade policy, strengthen domestic nutrition and health policy space and ultimately protect population nutrition.
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- Title
- Monitoring the impacts of trade agreements on food environments
- Creators
- S. Friel - Australian National UniversityL. Hattersley - Australian National UniversityW. Snowdon - University of the South PacificA. -M. Thow - University of SydneyT. Lobstein - World Obesity FederationD. Sanders - University of the Western CapeS. Barquera - Instituto Nacional de SaludS. Mohan - Public Health Foundation of IndiaC. Hawkes - World Cancer Research Fund InternationalB. Kelly - University of WollongongS. Kumanyika - University of PennsylvaniaM. L'Abbe - Univ Toronto, Dept Nutr Sci, Toronto, ON, CanadaA. Lee - Queensland University of TechnologyJ. Ma - Chinese Center For Disease Control and PreventionJ. Macmullan - Consumers International London UKC. Monteiro - Universidade de São PauloB. Neal - George Institute for Global HealthM. Rayner - University of OxfordG. Sacks - Deakin UniversityB. Swinburn - Deakin UniversityS. Vandevijvere - University of AucklandC. Walker - Global Alliance for Improved NutritionINFORMAS
- Publication Details
- Obesity reviews, v 14(S1), pp 120-134
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- University of Auckland University of Oxford World Cancer Research Fund International; World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF) Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Health at Deakin University Australian National University Deakin University Rockefeller Foundation University of Toronto George Institute, University of Sydney International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000325076200011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84885129221
- Other Identifier
- 991019312329504721
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