Food systems transformations, ultra-processed food markets and the nutrition transition in Asia

Globalization and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Baker, Phillip ^a   Friel, Sharon ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Food systems; Foreign investment; Market power; Nutrition transition; Processed foods; Supermarkets; Transnational food and beverage corporations

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; NUTRITION; SUPERMARKET;

ARTICLE; ASIA; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; GROCERY RETAIL SECTOR; MARKET; MARKETING; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NUTRITION; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT DRINK; TRANSNATIONAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE CORPORATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIET; ECONOMICS; FOOD; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ASIA;

ASIA; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; DIET; FOOD; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 85001103602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12992-016-0223-3     Document Type: Article

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