Many low income countries are experiencing a “nutrition transition” towards the consumption of more energy … consequences of the nutrition transition have been expanding waistlines and surging rates of nutrition-related non …-communicable diseases, including diabetes, heart diseases and certain cancers. Given the still prevailing rates of under-nutrition, affected …

revolution may affect dietary patterns and nutrition, but empirical evidence is scarce. The few existing studies have analyzed … supermarkets causes improvements in dietary quality. The results underline that supermarkets influence nutrition in multiple ways …

. Here, we analyze effects of supermarkets on child nutrition with panel data from medium-sized towns in Kenya. Instrumental … to be a major nutrition problem in developing countries that is declining more slowly than child underweight …. Supermarkets do not seem to be a driver of childhood obesity in Kenya. The positive effects of supermarkets on child nutrition are …

developing and transition countries) undergo when they experience economic growth has manifold characteristics. The nutrition … of overweight and obesity. These are known to be risk factors for nutrition related non-communicable dis... …