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Supermarket shopping and nutritional outcomes : a panel data analysis for urban Kenya
Demmler, Kathrin M.; Ecker, Olivier; Qaim, Matin - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 102 (2018), pp. 292-303
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011976597
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Supermarket shopping and nutritional outcomes : a panel data analysis for urban Kenya
Demmler, Kathrin M.; Ecker, Olivier; Qaim, Matin - 2017
Overweight and obesity are growing health problems in many developing countries. Rising obesity rates are the result of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011615651
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The nutrition transition and indicators of child malnutrition
Kimenju, Simon C.; Qaim, Matin - 2014
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 decreases faster than child stunting. But these effects have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010457138
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Supermarket food purchases and child nutritional outcomes in Kenya
Legesse Debela, Bethelhem; Demmler, Kathrin M.; Klasen, … - 2018
that supermarkets may contribute to rising rates of obesity. However, most existing research looked at adult populations …. Supermarkets do not seem to be a driver of childhood obesity in Kenya. The positive effects of supermarkets on child nutrition are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011853671
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Supermarkets and the nutrition transition in Kenya
Rischke, Ramona; Chege Kimenju, Simon; Qaim, Matin; … - 2014
Many low income countries are experiencing a “nutrition transition” towards the consumption of more energy-dense, highly processed foods and beverages that are often high in caloric sweeteners, fat and salt. Changing lifestyles and urbanisation have coincided with a ‘retail revolution’,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010239932
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How kinship and marriage customs influence nutritional outcomes among males and females
Elmira, Elza S.; Chichaibelu, Bezawit Beyene; Qaim, Matin - 2024
Malnutrition in its various forms is a serious problem in many countries, contributing to human suffering, large healthcare costs, and hampered economic and human development. While various policies to reduce malnutrition exist, such policies typically fail to consider cultural factors. Here, we...
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Direct and Indirect Determinants of Obesity: The Case of Indonesia
Romling, Cornelia; Qaim, Matin - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2011
Overweight and obesity are becoming serious issues in many developing countries. Since undernutrition is not completely … Indonesia using longitudinal data from the Indonesian Family and Life Survey, covering the period between 1993 and 2007. Obesity … contribute to increasing obesity. Education, income, and marital status are significant determinants that influence nutritional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201395
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Nutrition Effects of the Supermarket Revolution on Urban Consumers and Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
Qaim, Matin; Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Chege, Christine G.K. - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2014
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011155538
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The Nutrition Transition and Indicators of Child Malnutrition
Kimenju, Simon; Qaim, Matin - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2014
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 decreases faster than child stunting. But these effects have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011155546
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Nutrition Effects of the Supermarket Revolution on Urban Consumers and Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
Qaim, Matin; Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Chege, Christine G.K. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068519