Urban poverty and nutrition challenges associated with accessibility to a healthy diet: a global systematic literature review

Background There is an increasing global trend towards urbanization. In general, there are less food access issues in urban than rural areas, but this “urban advantage” does not benefit the poorest who face disproportionate barriers to accessing healthy food and have an increased risk of malnutritio...

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Published in:International journal for equity in health 2021-01, Vol.20 (1), p.40-19, Article 40
Main Authors: Vilar-Compte, Mireya, Burrola-Méndez, Soraya, Lozano-Marrufo, Annel, Ferré-Eguiluz, Isabel, Flores, Diana, Gaitán-Rossi, Pablo, Teruel, Graciela, Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael
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Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Body weight
Diet
Diet, Healthy - economics
Diet, Healthy - statistics & numerical data
Eating behavior
Equality and Human Rights
Food
Food and nutrition
Food security
Global Health - statistics & numerical data
Health Policy
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Health Services Research
Humans
Literature reviews
Low income groups
Malnutrition
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Methodology
Natural foods
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Nutritional Status
Population
Poverty
Poverty - statistics & numerical data
Product/Service Evaluations
Public Health
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative research
Quality assessment
Quantitative analysis
Quantitative research
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Rural areas
Social Determinants of Health
Social Justice
Social Policy
Social protection
Supply and demand
Sustainable development
Systematic Review
Urban areas
Urban population
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
Urban populations
Urban poverty
Urbanization
Variables
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