The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural food security in high income countries: a systematic literature review

K Kent, L Alston, S Murray, B Honeychurch… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, rural-dwelling people in high-income countries were
known to have greater challenges accessing healthy food than their urban counterparts. The …

Examining the association between food literacy and food insecurity

A Begley, E Paynter, LM Butcher, SS Dhaliwal - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Poor food literacy behaviours may contribute to food insecurity in developed countries. The
aim of this research was to describe the apparent prevalence of food insecurity in adults at …

Assessing the cost of healthy and unhealthy diets: a systematic review of methods

C Russell, J Whelan, P Love - Current Nutrition Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Poor diets are a leading risk factor for chronic disease globally.
Research suggests healthy foods are often harder to access, more expensive, and of a …

The impact of COVID-19 on rural food supply and demand in Australia: Utilising group model building to identify retailer and customer perspectives

J Whelan, AD Brown, L Coller, C Strugnell, S Allender… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Prior to the 2020 outbreak of COVID-19, 70% of Australians' food purchases were from
supermarkets. Rural communities experience challenges accessing healthy food, which …

[HTML][HTML] Australian local government policies on creating a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food system: analysis in New South Wales and Victoria

A Carrad, I Aguirre‐Bielschowsky, B Reeve… - Australian and New …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To analyse local government (LG) policies concerned with creating a healthy,
sustainable and equitable food system. Methods All relevant policies on LG websites were …

Food supply impacts and solutions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a regional Australian case study

SL Godrich, F Macau, K Kent, J Lo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to explore how food supply chains were impacted by COVID-19 and
identify how the region could be better prepared for future crises. An online survey was …

“We know what we should be eating, but we don't always do that.” How and why people eat the way they do: a qualitative study with rural australians

N Van Dyke, M Murphy, EJ Drinkwater - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background There is evidence that most people are aware of the importance of healthy
eating and have a broad understanding regarding types of food that enhance or detract from …

Identifying the barriers and facilitators to fruit and vegetable consumption in rural Australian adults: a mixed methods analysis

BT Carroll, SA McNaughton, KE Parker, LE Marchese… - Nutrition Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background Low fruit and vegetable consumption is a leading contributor to non-
communicable disease risk. However, understanding of barriers and facilitators to fruit and …

A systematic review of the Australian food retail environment: Characteristics, variation by geographic area, socioeconomic position and associations with diet and …

C Needham, G Sacks, L Orellana, E Robinson… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is strong support across multiple sectors for the implementation of policies to create
healthier food environments as part of comprehensive strategies to address obesity and …

[HTML][HTML] The association between fast-food outlet proximity and density and Body Mass Index: Findings from 147,027 Lifelines Cohort Study participants

CPL Van Erpecum, SKR van Zon, U Bültmann… - Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unhealthy food environments may contribute to an elevated Body Mass Index (BMI), which
is a chronic disease risk factor. We examined the association between residential fast-food …