Deakin University
Browse

File(s) under permanent embargo

Socioeconomic inequalities in diet quality: from identifying the problem to implementing solutions

journal contribution
posted on 2016-01-01, 00:00 authored by Anna PeetersAnna Peeters, Miranda BlakeMiranda Blake
In high-income countries, poor diet is both a leading contributor to the burden of disease and strongly socioeconomically and demographically patterned. The many forms of a poor diet, from food insecurity, through a lack of intake of healthy foods to an excess intake of unhealthy food and drink, represent a substantial modifiable driver of inequalities in health and well-being. Here, we review the drivers of these inequalities, with a critical reflection on the interventions most likely to improve inequalities in a healthy diet. Interventions currently exist at the levels of the individual, the community and society that have the potential to improve diet quality across our communities, with greatest benefit for those with greatest need. We conclude that greater attention needs to be paid to the potential impact of specific population nutrition strategies, their sociocultural applicability, their implementation, and their evaluation, if they are to play a significant role in reducing inequalities in diet and health.

History

Journal

Current nutrition reports

Volume

5

Pagination

150-159

Location

New York, N.Y.

ISSN

2161-3311

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York

Issue

3

Publisher

Springer

Usage metrics

    Research Publications

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC