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Award ID: NIHR133887
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COPPER: CO-designing for healthy People and Planet: food Economic policy Research
Plain English Summary:
Background: The food that we eat in the UK impacts on our health and our wallets, with particularly large impacts for the poorer in our society. It also impacts
on planetary health and the UK economy. One option to address these challenges is to introduce food taxes and subsidies to incentivise healthy, sustainable
food and support low income groups. But taxes and subsidies are politicially difficult to introduce due to concerns over individual agency and stig...
on planetary health and the UK economy. One option to address these challenges is to introduce food taxes and subsidies to incentivise healthy, sustainable
food and support low income groups. But taxes and subsidies are politicially difficult to introduce due to concerns over individual agency and stig...
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Abstract:
The foods that we eat have an impact on our health and the health of the planet. Eating lots of foods rich in sugar, fat and salt and low in whole grains, fruits
and vegetables makes us more likely to suffer from diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. People from disadvantaged
backgrounds are more likely to suffer from these diseases. Food is also responsible for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. If we a...
and vegetables makes us more likely to suffer from diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. People from disadvantaged
backgrounds are more likely to suffer from these diseases. Food is also responsible for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. If we a...
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£1,411,734.31
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