Globalisation and national trends in nutrition and health: A grouped fixed‐effects approach to intercountry heterogeneity

Oberländer, Lisa; Disdier, Anne‐Célia; Étilé, Fabrice

doi:10.1002/hec.3521

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“…Having estimated this demand system, we use it to project food demand to 2050. It should be noted that the literature has identified other drivers of dietary changes that, although often correlated with income and prices, are not entirely captured by the exogenous variables of our demand system (income, price, and population): for example, urbanization (Drewnowski and Popkin 1997) or social dimensions of globalization (Oberländer, Disdier, and Etilé 2016). By their nature, these drivers present challenges to be accounted for in the framework of a structural demand system and have been neglected in this article.…”

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Nutrition Transition and the Structure of Global Food Demand

Gouel

Guimbard

2018

American J Agri Economics

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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), established in 1975, provides evidence-based policy solutions to sustainably end hunger and malnutrition and reduce poverty. The Institute conducts research, communicates results, optimizes partnerships, and builds capacity to ensure sustainable food production, promote healthy food systems, improve markets and trade, transform agriculture, build resilience, and strengthen institutions and governance. Gender is considered in all of the Institute's work. IFPRI collaborates with partners around the world, including development implementers, public institutions, the private sector, and farmers' organizations, to ensure that local, national, regional, and global food policies are based on evidence. AUTHORS () is research fellow n economist Notices 1. IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results and are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. They have not been subject to a formal external review via IFPRI's Publications Review Committee. Any opinions stated herein are those of the author(s) and are not necessarily representative of or endorsed by the International Food Policy Research Institute. 2. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on the map(s) herein do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) or its partners and contributors.

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Nutrition Transition and the Structure of Global Food Demand

Gouel

Guimbard

2018

American J Agri Economics

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“…The reasons for exclusion were that two articles were not directly related to economic globalization, two articles did not report any outcome pertaining to body weight status, four articles were narrative review, commentary, or study protocol instead of original study, and the other six articles were not data‐driven empirical research. In total, 16 articles met the eligibility criteria and were included in the review …”

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A scoping review on economic globalization in relation to the obesity epidemic

Shen

Bullard

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Obesity Reviews

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of 16 studies were identified, in which six adopted a cross-sectional study design, nine adopted a longitudinal study design, and the remaining one adopted a casecontrol study design. Thirteen studies assessed the relationship between economic globalization and obesity at the country level, whereas the remaining three analyzed individual-level data. Fourteen studies found at least one aspect and/or measure of economic globalization to be positively associated with overweight/obesity, one found an inverse association, and the remaining one reported a null finding. Through market deregulation, tariff reduction, and investment liberalization, economic globalization tends to accelerate the market entry of modern food manufacturers, supermarket chains, and fast-food restaurants, resulting in substantially increased supply of high-sugar/fat energy-dense foods with enhanced variety and accessibility and reduced price. The potential impact of economic globalization on obesity through the adoption of modern workplace and domestic technologies and motorized transportation and through changes in social norms and culture were hypothesized in the literature but not empirically examined, which warrants future data-driven research.

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“…Finally, two studies created categorical versions of either the explanatory or outcome variable to examine differences in the relationship between globalization and overweight or obesity prevalence [ 23 , 43 ]. One study also created categories from outcome variable values to examine differences in the relationship between globalization and the food supply [ 49 ].…”

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Analyzing the impacts of global trade and investment on non-communicable diseases and risk factors: a critical review of methodological approaches used in quantitative analyses

2018

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BackgroundA key mechanism through which globalization has impacted health is the liberalization of trade and investment, yet relatively few studies to date have used quantitative methods to investigate the impacts of global trade and investment policies on non-communicable diseases and risk factors. Recent reviews of this literature have found heterogeneity in results and a range of quality across studies, which may be in part attributable to a lack of conceptual clarity and methodological inconsistencies.MethodsThis study is a critical review of methodological approaches used in the quantitative literature on global trade and investment and diet, tobacco, alcohol, and related health outcomes, with the objective of developing recommendations and providing resources to guide future robust, policy relevant research. A review of reviews, expert review, and reference tracing were employed to identify relevant studies, which were evaluated using a novel quality assessment tool designed for this research.ResultsEight review articles and 34 quantitative studies were identified for inclusion. Important ways to improve this literature were identified and discussed: clearly defining exposures of interest and not conflating trade and investment; exploring mechanisms of broader relationships; increasing the use of individual-level data; ensuring consensus and consistency in key confounding variables; utilizing more sector-specific versus economy-wide trade and investment indicators; testing and adequately adjusting for autocorrelation and endogeneity when using longitudinal data; and presenting results from alternative statistical models and sensitivity analyses. To guide the development of future analyses, recommendations for international data sources for selected trade and investment indicators, as well as key gaps in the literature, are presented.ConclusionMore methodologically rigorous and consistent approaches in future quantitative studies on the impacts of global trade and investment policies on non-communicable diseases and risk factors can help to resolve inconsistencies of existing research and generate useful information to guide policy decisions.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12992-018-0371-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Globalisation and national trends in nutrition and health: A grouped fixed‐effects approach to intercountry heterogeneity

Cited by 55 publications

References 35 publications

Nutrition Transition and the Structure of Global Food Demand

Nutrition Transition and the Structure of Global Food Demand

A scoping review on economic globalization in relation to the obesity epidemic

Analyzing the impacts of global trade and investment on non-communicable diseases and risk factors: a critical review of methodological approaches used in quantitative analyses

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