Food Decision-Making Framework: Connecting Sustainable Food Systems to Health and Well-Being

Gillespie, Ardyth H.; Smith, Laura E.

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“…It also varies according to the setting, based on cultural and contextual factors [ 26 ]. Decision-making related to food has been studied predominantly from marketing, sociological or economic perspectives [ 27 – 31 ], not from the health perspective [ 32 – 34 ]. The high prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) and their risk factors in rural Kerala, India [ 5 ], calls for more in-depth knowledge on decision-making for food-related matters [ 35 ] in order to gain a deeper understanding of the process.…”

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Balancing expectations amidst limitations: the dynamics of food decision-making in rural Kerala

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BackgroundFood decision-making is a complex process and varies according to the setting, based on cultural and contextual factors. The study aimed to understand the process of food decision-making in households in rural Kerala, India, to inform the design of a dietary behaviour change intervention.MethodsThree focus group discussions (FGDs) and 17 individual interviews were conducted from September 2010 to January 2011 among 13 men and 40 women, between 23 and 75 years of age. An interview guide facilitated the process to understand: 1) food choices and decision-making in households, with particular reference to access; and 2) beliefs about foods, particularly fruits, vegetables, salt, sugar and oil. The interviews and FGDs were transcribed verbatim and analysed using qualitative content analysis.ResultsThe analysis revealed one main theme: ‘Balancing expectations amidst limitations’ with two sub-themes: ‘Counting and meeting the costs’; and ‘Finding the balance’. Food decisions were made at the household level, with money, time and effort costs weighed against the benefits, estimated in terms of household needs, satisfaction and expectations. The most crucial decisional point was affordability in terms of money costs, followed by food preferences of husband and children. Health and the risk of acquiring chronic diseases was not a major consideration in the decision-making process. Foods perceived as essential for children were purchased irrespective of cost, reportedly owing to the influence of food advertisements. The role of the woman as the homemaker has gendered implications, as the women disproportionately bore the burden of balancing the needs and expectations of all the household members within the available means.ConclusionsThe food decision-making process occurred at household level, and within the household, by the preferences of spouse and children, and cost considerations. The socio-economic status of households was identified as limiting their ability to manoeuvre this fine balance. The study has important policy implications in terms of the need to raise public awareness of the strong link between diet and chronic non-communicable diseases.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1880-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Food-related decisions have more or less universally been regarded as a woman’s domain [ 28 , 31 ], although other members influence this decision to varying degrees through their stated or unstated preferences [ 8 , 32 , 36 ]. Family members’ different bargaining power [ 27 ] seems to be a major determinant in the process.…”

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“…Gillespie y Smith (20), investigadores asociados a la División de Ciencias Nutricionales de la Universidad de Cornell, citando a Bronfenbrenner, asumen la ecología desde la perspectiva de un pensamiento sistémico. Comprenden este concepto como la interacción de diferentes escenarios donde organismos y ambientes interactúan de forma conjunta, y a su vez todos estos procesos se convierten en determinantes del desarrollo humano.…”

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Perspectivas del pensamiento ecológico que han influenciado el campo alimentario y nutricional

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2017

Perspect Nutr Humana

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Cómo citar este artículo: Cadavid MA, Giraldo LF. Perspectivas del pensamiento ecológico que han influenciado el campo alimentario y nutricional. Perspect Nutr Humana. 2016;18:225-36. DOI:10.17533/udea.penh.v18n2a07 DOI:10.17533/udea.penh.v18n2a07 Perspectivas del pensamiento ecológico que han influenciado el campo alimentario y nutricional ResumenIntroducción: la nutrición humana trasciende aspectos biológicos y está integrada por aspectos sociales, políticos, históricos, ambientales, económicos y culturales; entre ellos hay un interés creciente por los relacionados con la ecología. Dado lo anterior, el objetivo de esta reflexión es reconocer las perspectivas del pensamiento ecológico que han influenciado el campo alimentario y nutricional. Reflexión: las exploraciones sobre el tema permitieron evidenciar perspectivas que podrían agruparse en ambientales, sociales y socio-ambientales; en el marco de la primera podría inscribirse el concepto econutrición y en la última la nutrición ecológica. Conclusiones: estos tér-minos refieren diferentes dimensiones, siendo la econutrición un término para vincular nutrición y medio ambiente, mientras la nutrición ecológica relaciona dimensiones sociales, económicas, ambientales y de salud, en la cual se inscribe la nutrición humana; así, esta reflexión ofrece una orientación conceptual que puede ser útil para la formulación de investigación aplicada, la formación y la formulación de políticas alimentarias y nutricionales.Palabras clave: nutrición, ecología, ambiente, ecología de la nutrición. Perspectivas del pensamiento ecológico en alimentación y nutrición 226Vol. 18, N.° 2, julio-diciembre de 2016 Perspectives of Ecological Thinking that Have Influenced the Food and Nutrition Field AbstractIntroduction: Human nutrition is a discipline that extends beyond biological aspects, and is integrated into social, political, historical, environmental, economic and cultural components. Among these, there is growing interest in nutrition-related ecology. Our objective was to recognize the main concepts that relate human nutrition with ecology, addressing the perspectives of ecological thinking that have influenced the food and nutrition field. Reflection: The perspectives of ecological thinking that have influenced the food and nutrition field might be grouped into: environmental, social and socio-environmental, and two concepts: eco-nutrition and ecological nutrition. Conclusions: Econutrition links nutrition with environment while ecological nutrition relates social, economic, environmental and health dimensions, which are part of human nutrition. These concepts propose a new way of understanding nutrition and food and allows promotion of applied research, education and policy making.

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“…(p. 100) Local food systems are not necessarily designed to completely isolate themselves from trade, but rather they aim to adapt local food production and markets to suit the environmental and health priorities of a community (72) . They form a viable counter-movement to the globalised food system in which local ecology, culture, trusting relationships and access to healthy food thrive (15,19,73) . Local food system models include farmers' markets, community-supported agricultural enterprises (CSA), roadside stands, box schemes, pick-your-own enterprises and community gardens (67,72,74,75) .…”

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What is the real cost of our food? Implications for the environment, society and public health nutrition

O’Kane

2011

Public Health Nutr.

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The current, globalised food system supplies 'cheap' food to a large proportion of the world's population, but with significant social, environmental and health costs that are poorly understood. The present paper examines the nature and extent of these costs for both rural and urban communities, by illustrating the financial pressures on food producers and manufacturers to produce cheap food, the disconnection people experience with how and where their food is produced, and the rise in obesity levels that plague the globe. The paper then proposes that community food systems may play an important role in mitigating the adverse environmental, economic and social effects of the dominant food system, by the use of more sustainable food production methods, the development of local economies and enabling closer connections between farmers and consumers. There are many opportunities for public health nutritionists to contribute to the local food system literature to ascertain whether these systems improve inequities, provide better access to healthy food and help stem the tide of rising global obesity levels. Public health nutritionists can play a key role in supporting people to become food citizens and to advocate for democratic and sustainable food systems.

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Food Decision-Making Framework: Connecting Sustainable Food Systems to Health and Well-Being

Cited by 13 publications

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Balancing expectations amidst limitations: the dynamics of food decision-making in rural Kerala

Balancing expectations amidst limitations: the dynamics of food decision-making in rural Kerala

Perspectivas del pensamiento ecológico que han influenciado el campo alimentario y nutricional

What is the real cost of our food? Implications for the environment, society and public health nutrition

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