The impact of the cost of living crisis and food insecurity on food purchasing behaviours and food preparation practices in people living with obesity
Authors: RA Stone, A Brown, F Douglas, M Green, E Hunter, M Lonnie, AM Johnstone, CA Hardman, FIO-Food Team
Published: 2024
Publication: Science Direct
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.
Limitations: Self-reported data may introduce bias; findings may not generalize beyond the study population or geographic regions included; exploratory analyses may require further validation.
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
Sample Size: 583 participants
Citations: 46