Food Policy and Applied Nutrition Program

A Review of Evidence-Informed Policy Making in Sustainable Healthy Food and Nutrition Systems

Background and purpose: A safe food system provides the conditions for consumers to decide about and choose the food products. This systematic review describes the alternatives in order to achieve a healthy nutrition pattern in a food system that can be used to make changes in current policies. Materials and methods: An electronic literature search was done in Google Scholar, Web of Science, P...

Review of Nutrition Policy Options for Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in the Populations: Lesson Learned and Policy Implications

Background: The development of policies for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption is highlighted as a priority in developing countries. This review study aimed to present the available policy options for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in the populations. Methods: To collect relevant English publications, five electronic databases, including PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Embase, ProQu...

Role of Traffic Light Labeling on Point of Purchase Behaviors: A Systematic Review

Background: Traffic Light Labeling (TLL) system is a simple tool to communicate information regarding the nutrients content of food products and has been widely applied to promote public health. However, evidence on the effectiveness of the TLL system on consumers’ choices is conflicting. The present study aims to systematically summarize the effects of TLL on consumers’ point of purchase behav...

Fairness and Respect in Obesity Prevention Policies: A Response to David Buchanan

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Program(s) of Interest Accounting [1] Animal & Biosciences [2] Applied Nutrition [3] Art History & Visual Culture [4] Bioinformatics [5] Biomedical Sciences [6] Biophysics [7] Biotechnology [8] Business Administration [9] Capacity Development & Extension [10] Chemistry [11] Clinical Studies [12] Computational Science [13] Computer Science [13] Creative Writing [14] Criminology & Criminal Justic...

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Program(s) of Interest Accounting [1] Animal & Biosciences [2] Applied Nutrition [3] Art History & Visual Culture [4] Bioinformatics [5] Biomedical Sciences [6] Biophysics [7] Biotechnology [8] Business Administration [9] Capacity Development & Extension [10] Chemistry [11] Clinical Studies [12] Computational Science [13] Computer Science [13] Creative Writing [14] Criminology & Criminal Justic...