INTRODUCTION Food insecurity is a difficulty faced in many households. During periods of food insecurity, households often seek food supplied by food pantries and food banks. Food insecurity has been associated with increased risk for several health conditions. For this reason, food pantries and food banks may have great promise as intervention sites, and health researchers have begun targeting...

This study contributes to research proposing the ethics of care framework as a way imagining food system that cares for Others. We expand this exploration everyday practice home gardening and related social relationships material flows. area complements current scholarship, which mostly focuses on food-related form activism driven by intentionality knowledge about effects consumption choices. C...

R EGISTERED DIETITIAN NUTRItionists (RDNs) are regularly involved with activities requiring decision making with ethical implications. Typical and significant ethical decision-making activities are related to selecting medical food supplements and enteral and infant formula, and choosing the durable medical equipment (DME) vendor that will be providing the formulas in the home. At times and in ...

Food-borne diseases are attracting a lot of attention in Vietnam as a result of repeated episodes of adulterated and unsafe food. In this paper, we provide some perspectives on food safety in Vietnam from the point of view of an international research institution working on food safety with partners in the country. We argue that one of the key issues of food safety in Vietnam is that certain fo...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is estimated to be between 19% and 99%. OPD can impact on children's growth, nutrition and overall health. Despite the growing recognition of the extent and significance of health issues relating to OPD in children with CP, lack of knowledge of its profile in this subpopulation remains. This study ...

Abstract The objective of the article is to present concept practical consumer ethics, which may constitute axiological basis sustainable consumption and such an attitude that will prevent negative impact food on natural social environment counteract waste. authors consider ethical against background normative pattern consumption, operationalisation development. This implies, one hand, ethics a...

INTRODUCTION Attempting to curb the rising epidemic of hypertension, South Africa implemented legislation in June 2016 mandating maximum sodium levels in a range of manufactured foods that contribute significantly to population salt intake. This natural experiment, comparing two African countries with and without salt legislation, will provide timely information on the impact of legislative app...