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Socio-economic and demographic aspects of food security and nutrition

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  • Olivia Placzek

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In OECD countries, socio-economically disadvantaged groups tend to consume less nutritious food, leading to suboptimal health outcomes, including obesity. Contributing factors include low levels of income and education; time-poor single parent households; and the prevalence and accessibility of fast food restaurants. More broadly, food insecurity also remains a problem in OECD countries, with Indigenous Peoples being particularly vulnerable. Foodbanks run by non-governmental organisations provide emergency food assistance, sometimes using food recovered as part of food waste policies; however, the sustainability of this approach is contested. Understanding the role that socio-economic and demographic factors play in determining household food purchases and consumption is limited by inadequate and irregular food data collection, including on the prevalence of food insecurity. Lack of data is also hampering evaluation of the effectiveness of policies in addressing the needs of particular socio-economic and demographic groups.

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  • Olivia Placzek, 2021. "Socio-economic and demographic aspects of food security and nutrition," OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers 150, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:agraaa:150-en
    DOI: 10.1787/49d7059f-en
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    1. Silva, Andres Montes & Astorga, Andres & Fau´ndez, Rodrigo & Santos, Karla, 2022. "The Effect of Social Capital on Food Security Household Head Gender Gap," 2022 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Anaheim, California 322093, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    2. Jonathan Brooks & Céline Giner, 2021. "What Role Can Agricultural Policies Play in Encouraging Healthier Diets?," EuroChoices, The Agricultural Economics Society, vol. 20(3), pages 4-11, December.
    3. Anderson, Kym, 2022. "Trade-related food policies in a more volatile climate and trade environment," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 109(C).

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    Keywords

    COVID-19; Food marketing; Foodbanks; Indigenous Peoples; Obesity;
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • M38 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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