The effect of rising food prices on food consumption: systematic review with meta-regression

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Authors

R Green · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Laura Cornelsen · Leverhulme Trust

Alan D. Dangour · Leverhulme Trust

Rachel A. Turner · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Bhavani Shankar · SOAS University of London

Mario Mazzocchi · University of Bologna

Richard Smith

Abstract

Changes in global food prices will have a greater effect on food consumption in lower income countries and in poorer households within countries. This has important implications for national responses to increases in food prices and for the definition of policies designed to reduce the global burden of undernutrition.

Topics & Keywords

Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 346, Issue jun17 1, pp. f3703-f3703

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f3703

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