What is the role of government policies in encouraging healthier food choices to fight the current overweight and … obesity epidemics? This report briefly examines the evidence base on unhealthy diets, including the associated burden on … and proposes a four-track policy approach to encourage healthier food choices that is consistent with wider objectives for …

Digital tools and technologies can assist governments to improve consumer health and the sustainability of food systems …. These tools can be used to encourage consumers to buy healthy and nutritious foods and foods produced through sustainable … farming practices, as well as to reduce asymmetries of food labelling schemes. They also contribute to more effective food …

In OECD countries, socio-economically disadvantaged groups tend to consume less nutritious food, leading to suboptimal … health outcomes, including obesity. Contributing factors include low levels of income and education; time-poor single parent … households; and the prevalence and accessibility of fast food restaurants. More broadly, food insecurity also remains a problem …