Monitoring the impacts of trade agreements on food environments.

Journal article

The liberalization of international trade and foreign direct investment through multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements has had profound implications for the structure and nature of food systems, and therefore, for the availability, nutritional quality, accessibility, price and promotion of foods in different locations. Public health attention has only relatively recently turned to the links between trade and investment agreements, diets and health, and there is currently no systemati...

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Authors: Friel, S; Hattersley, L; Snowdon, W; Thow, A; Lobstein, T

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
• Volume: 14 Suppl 1
• Issue: S1
• Pages: 120-134
• Publication date: 2013-10-01
• DOI: 10.1111/obr.12081
• EISSN: 1467-789X
• ISSN: 1467-7881
• Language: English
• Keywords: Health Policy; INFORMAS; Female; Commerce; Developing Countries; Male; Obesity; Public Health; Nutritive Value; Humans; Investments; Developed Countries; Food Supply; International Cooperation