contexts. Here, we analyze the role of markets and food environments for child diets and nutrition in Malawi along an urban … anthropometric data collected through a household survey. We find large differences in food environments and diet and nutrition …-rural continuum. We develop a new methodology to characterize food environments in terms of the variety of fresh and processed foods …

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 …

Food environments in Africa are changing rapidly, with modern retailers - such as supermarkets, hypermarkets, and fast-food … restaurants - gaining in importance. Changing food environments can influence consumer food choices and dietary patterns. Recent …. Furthermore, existing studies on nutrition effects focused mainly on the role of supermarkets, although most consumers obtain …

In many developing countries, supermarkets are spreading rapidly at the expense of traditional food markets and shops …. Changing retail environments and food choices may affect consumer diets and nutritional outcomes. Previous research suggested …. Here, we analyze effects of supermarkets on child nutrition with panel data from medium-sized towns in Kenya. Instrumental …

In many developing countries, food environments are changing rapidly. One emblematic trend is the proliferation of … supermarkets and other modern retailers. While changing food environments likely influence the types of foods supplied and consumed …, research on the implications for people's diets and nutrition is still scant. Here, we analyze the effects of supermarkets on …

We analyze how the nutrition transition affects child malnutrition in developing countries. It is often assumed that … the nutrition transition affects child weight but not child growth, which could be one reason why child underweight … regressions show that the nutrition transition reduces child underweight, while no consistent effect on child overweight is found …

Food systems in developing countries are transforming, involving a rapid expansion of supermarkets. This supermarket … revolution may affect dietary patterns and nutrition, but empirical evidence is scarce. The few existing studies have analyzed … implications for food consumers and producers separately. We discuss a more integrated framework that helps to gain a broader …