Authors: RA Stone, A Brown, F Douglas, M Green, E Hunter, M Lonnie, AM Johnstone, CA Hardman, FIO-Food Team
Year: 2024
Published in: Science Direct
Institution: Robert Gordon University, University College London, University of Aberdeen, University of Liverpool
Research Area: Food Insecurity, Public Health, Behavioral Economics (focusing on food purchasing behaviors and preparation practices related to obesity, cost of living)
Discipline: Public Health
The study examines how the UK cost of living crisis affects food purchasing and preparation behaviors in people with obesity, highlighting food insecurity and associated coping strategies, and calls for policy interventions to improve access to healthy foods.
Methods: An online survey was conducted with self-reported data on food insecurity, diet quality, cost of living impact, and food purchasing/preparation behaviors among adults with BMI ≥30 kg/m2 in England or Scotland.
Key Findings: Food insecurity, diet quality, impacts of the cost of living crisis, food purchasing behaviors, and food preparation practices among participants.
Citations: 46
Sample Size: 583
