How affordable is healthy eating?

Ross, V. M.; O'Brien, C. M.; Burke, S. J.; Faulkner, G. P.; Flynn, M. A. T.

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“…Recent work shows the cost of healthy eating for different types of low-income households to range from 13% (elderly lone adult) to 58% (2 adults, 2 children) of the weekly Social Welfare Allowance, depending which retail outlet can be accessed; local convenience stores can be twice as expensive as discount stores. Expenditures for families of two adults, or lone parents with one child, range between 22% and 49% of welfare income (Ross et al, 2009). …”

Section: Case Studies Of Food Poverty and Insecurity: Uk/england And mentioning

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Rights-based approaches to addressing food poverty and food insecurity in Ireland and UK

Dowler

O’Connor

2012

Social Science & Medicine

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Food poverty is an important contributing factor to health inequalities in industrialized countries; it refers to the inability to acquire or eat an adequate quality or sufficient quantity of food in socially acceptable ways (or the uncertainty of being able to do so). Synonymous with household food insecurity, the issue needs to be located within a social justice framework. Recognising the clear interdependence between the right to food and the right to health, this paper explores how international human rights obligations could inform approaches to addressing food poverty and insecurity with specific reference to Ireland and the UK. Little attention has been paid to how countries should meet their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the right to food in developed countries. The paper contributes by examining the social and policy circumstances which inhibit poor households from obtaining sufficient food to eat healthily, along with strategies and interventions from State and civil society actors in the two countries. In practice, problems and potential solutions have largely been directed towards the individual rather than at social determinants, particularly as research on environmental factors such as distance to shops has produced equivocal results. Other key structural aspects such as income sufficiency for food are broadly ignored by the State, and anti-poverty strategies are often implemented without monitoring for effects on food outcomes. Thus scant evidence exists for either Ireland or the UK meeting its rights to food obligations to date, in terms of roles and responsibilities in ensuring access to affordable, available and appropriate food for all.

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Section: Case Studies Of Food Poverty and Insecurity: Uk/england And mentioning

confidence: 99%

Rights-based approaches to addressing food poverty and food insecurity in Ireland and UK

Dowler

O’Connor

2012

Social Science & Medicine

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“…To assess the affordability of foods needed for healthy eating, the four most common household types in Ireland were identified as described by Ross et al . ( 31 ) . Three major retail outlets were surveyed throughout November 2008.…”

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Revision of food-based dietary guidelines for Ireland, Phase 2: recommendations for healthy eating and affordability

Flynn

O'Brien

Ross

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Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To revise the food-based dietary guidelines for Ireland and assess the affordability of healthy eating. Design: An iterative process was used to develop 4 d food intake patterns (n 22) until average intakes met a range of nutrient and energy goals (at moderate and sedentary activity levels) that represented the variable nutritional requirements of all in the population aged 5 years and older. Dietary guidelines were formulated describing the amounts and types of foods that made up these intake patterns. Foods required for healthy eating by typical households in Ireland were priced and affordability assessed as a proportion of relevant weekly social welfare allowances. Setting: Government agency/community. Subjects: General population aged 51 years. Results: Food patterns developed achieved energy and nutrient goals with the exception of dietary fibre (inadequate for adults with energy requirements ,9?2 MJ) and vitamin D (inadequate for everyone). A new food group to guide on fats/oils intake was developed. Servings within the Bread, Cereal and Potato group were sub-categorized on the basis of energy content. Recommendations on numbers of servings from each food group were developed to guide on energy and nutrient requirements. Healthy eating is least affordable for families with children who are dependent on social welfare. Conclusion: Daily supplementation with vitamin D is recommended. Wholemeal breads and cereals are recommended as the best source of energy and fibre. Lowfat dairy products and reduced-fat unsaturated spreads are prioritized to achieve saturated fat and energy goals. Interventions are required to ensure that healthy eating is affordable.

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How affordable is healthy eating?

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Rights-based approaches to addressing food poverty and food insecurity in Ireland and UK

Rights-based approaches to addressing food poverty and food insecurity in Ireland and UK

Revision of food-based dietary guidelines for Ireland, Phase 2: recommendations for healthy eating and affordability

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