期刊
NUTRITION REVIEWS
卷 79, 期 10, 页码 1100-1113出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaa120
关键词
food policy; healthy equity; obesity prevention; problematization; socioeconomic inequalities
资金
- Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship
- National Heart Foundation in Australia
This study examined how equity and socioeconomic inequalities are represented in government nutrition-policy documents from high-income nations. Despite common concerns about health inequalities, these concerns were often overshadowed by a greater emphasis on lifestyle problems and reductionist policy actions. The need for policy actions to reach everyone and target upstream drivers of health inequalities was rarely backed by specific actions.
Objective: Equity-oriented policy actions are a key public health principle. In this study, how equity and socioeconomic inequalities are represented in policy problematizations of population nutrition were examined. Data Sources: We retrieved a purposive sample of government nutrition-policy documents (n = 18) from high-income nations. Data Synthesis: Thematic analysis of policy documents was informed by a multitheoretical understanding of equitable policies and Bacchi's What's the Problem Represented to be?' analysis framework. Despite common rhetorical concerns about the existence of health inequalities, these concerns were often overshadowed by greater emphasis on lifestyle problems and reductionist policy actions. The notion that policy actions should be for all and reach everyone were seldom backed by specific actions. Rhetorical acknowledgements of the upstream drivers of health inequalities were also rarely problematized, as were government responsibilities for health equity and the role of policy and governance in reducing socioeconomic inequalities in nutrition. Conclusion: To positively influence health equity outcomes, national nutrition policy will need to transition toward the prioritization of actions that uphold social justice and comprehensively address the upstream determinants of health.
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