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- Title
Effectiveness of NCD-Related Fiscal Policies: Evidence from the Pacific.
- Authors
Buksh, Shazna M.; Crookes, Annie; de Wit, John B. F.
- Abstract
Obesity in Pacific Island countries (PICs) has hit crisis levels, and the consequent high non-communicable disease (NCD) burden is devastating for their developing economies. Nutrition transitions from traditional, plant and seafood diets to a dependence on processed foods are at the core of the obesity and NCD epidemic in PICs. Fiscal policies are widely promoted as an effective mechanism to reduce consumption of unhealthy foods and increase consumption of fruits and vegetables. However, there are little data to evaluate the effectiveness of these policies as rates of NCDs and obesity in PICs continue to rise. This study used an online survey to recruit 4116 adults from six PICs: Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. The study measured the consumption of and household access to sugar-sweetened beverages, ultra-processed packaged snacks, fruits and vegetables and attitudes on food prices and unhealthy eating. The study also assessed the relationship between consumption of these foods and drink and (1) household access, (2) price as a food choice motive, and (3) unhealthy eating attitudes. This study provides novel data on food-related behaviours in PICs, offers insights into the potential impact of NCD-related fiscal policies on food consumption and identifies other variables of interest.
- Subjects
MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; POLYNESIA; SAMOA; OCEANIA; OBESITY; NON-communicable diseases; FOOD habits; SNACK foods; BEVERAGES; VEGETABLES; FOOD consumption; CONSUMER attitudes; SURVEYS; PACKAGED foods; FOOD preferences; GOVERNMENT policy; FRUIT
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 21, p4669
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15214669