TY - JOUR
T1 - Unravelling the persistent problem of unhealthy diets
T2 - A system analysis of the Dutch food retail system
AU - Middel, Cédric N.H.
AU - Mackenbach, Joreintje D.
AU - Kuijt, Tobias
AU - Levelt, Lotte
AU - Broerse, Jacqueline E.W.
AU - Schuitmaker-Warnaar, Tjerk Jan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Unhealthy food retail environments are the result of systemic factors responsible for historical successes in food retail. Through historical literature and interviews with present-day stakeholders in the Dutch food retail system, four important dynamics were identified: The self-reinforcing consumer landscape that prioritises low prices and convenience; the prioritisation of commercial interests in the food retail regime and its perversion of health promotion efforts; the gridlocked food retail market maintained by neoliberal thinking; and the role of major food industry brands in creating consumer demand for and in-store availability of unhealthy products.
AB - Unhealthy food retail environments are the result of systemic factors responsible for historical successes in food retail. Through historical literature and interviews with present-day stakeholders in the Dutch food retail system, four important dynamics were identified: The self-reinforcing consumer landscape that prioritises low prices and convenience; the prioritisation of commercial interests in the food retail regime and its perversion of health promotion efforts; the gridlocked food retail market maintained by neoliberal thinking; and the role of major food industry brands in creating consumer demand for and in-store availability of unhealthy products.
KW - cardiovascular diseases
KW - food environment
KW - Food stores
KW - obesity
KW - supermarkets
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U2 - 10.18461/ijfsd.v15i6N1
DO - 10.18461/ijfsd.v15i6N1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85208706718
SN - 1869-6945
VL - 15
SP - 573
EP - 590
JO - International Journal on Food System Dynamics
JF - International Journal on Food System Dynamics
IS - 6
ER -