Es gibt verschiedene Gründe dafür, den Konsum von Fleisch und anderen tierischen Produkten zu reduzieren. In diesem Beitrag stellen wir wichtige Fakten zum Fleischkonsum vor und diskutieren dann mögliche Wege und Herausforderungen in Bezug auf eine effektive Verhaltensänderung hin zu einer...

There are various reasons why humans may want to reduce their consumption of meat and other animal products. In the following, we lay out important stylized facts about individual meat consumption, and then discuss the challenges and puzzles surrounding effective behavior change toward more...

In einer in Bezug auf Alter, Geschlecht, Bildung und regionale Verteilung repräsentativen Online-Befragung der Bevölkerung in Deutschland haben wir im Zeitraum vom 9. April bis zum 20. April 2020, also zu einem Höhepunkt der bisherigen Einschränkungen des öffentlichen und privaten Lebens...

Nach der ersten in Bezug auf Alter, Geschlecht, Bildung und regionale Verteilung repräsentativen On-line-Befragung der Bevölkerung in Deutschland zu ihrem Einkaufs-, Ernährungs- und Kochverhalten sowie zur Krisenfestigkeit des Ernährungssystems während des Lockdowns im April 2020 (Busch et...

When other measures for material welfare are scarce or unreliable, the use of average stature and body mass index (BMI) values is common. BMI reflects the current difference between calories consumed, calories required for work, and to withstand the physical environment. This study evaluates...

The nutrition transition in developing countries has increased interest in moving the measurement and analysis of nutritional choice beyond calories to a more complete understanding of macro- and micronutrient consumption. To help move the literature on data collection forward we randomly...

We investigate whether short-term everyday stressors leads to unhealthier dietary choices among low socioeconomic status mothers. We propose a novel stress protocol that aims to mimic everyday stressors experienced by this population, involving time and financial pressure. We evaluate the impact...

Sustainable development facilitates a permanently pursuable development which is within the ecological earth system. Through the worldwide population growth, the increasing wealth and unsustainable lifestyles the ecological limits are about to be or are already exceeded, so that future...

The paper presents evidence on the impact of individual characteristics as well as regional macroeconomic factors on changes in fat, protein, alcohol and tobacco consumption, and on diet's diversity during the transition period 1994 - 2004 in Russia. The results from estimating first difference...

This paper shows that if an individual's health costs are U-shaped in weight with a minimum at some healthy weight level and if the individual has both self control problems and rational motives for over- or underweight, the optimal paternalistic tax on unhealthy food mitigates the individual's...

More and better quality private sector investment in food systems will be needed if countries are to achieve their Sustainable Development Goals. The key challenge addressed in this paper is how investment in food systems can be redirected such that it is both adequate to drive dynamic food...

"This book explores the ways in which the environmental factor of advertising can influence children's food choice and health status, and how it contributes to the significant public health issue of childhood obesity. Food Advertising and Childhood Obesity seeks to gain a better understanding of...

Consumer agency and the ethical obligations of food service providers in an era of cheap food, racial inequality, and neoliberal governance / Robert M. Chiles -- To be green or not to be green: costs and benefits related to sustainability decision-making in the restaurant industry / Robin B....

"Food practices of a people is product of multiple factors. People often eat what they prefer to eat, but it is not so simple always. Sometimes they eat what is available to them or what they are asked to eat. Thus, their natural or cultural preferences are interfered with by endogenous as well...

Obwohl der Appetit nach Bioprodukten in Deutschland stetig wächst, ist die Bio-Lebensmittelbranche weiterhin eine Marktnische. Zwar greifen in allen gesellschaftlichen Milieus Menschen mittlerweile zu Bioprodukten. Wahre Bio-Fans – die überwiegend bis ausschließlich so einkaufen – finden...

Obesity rates have risen dramatically in the US since the 1980s, but well-identified studies have struggled to explain the magnitude of the observed changes. In this paper, we estimate the causal impact of economic insecurity on obesity rates. Specifically, we construct a synthetic panel of...

There is now strong evidence that microbiomes play an important role in human health, as there are clear linkages to many of the major non-communicable diseases. This report assesses the key policy challenges for innovation in the microbiome. Evidence is accumulating that through diet, the gut...