Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence

Abstract Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) experienced positive GDP growth at approximately 4.3% per year during the last decade. With increases in overall wealth within the country, PNG is facing a double burden of malnutrition: comparatively high child stunting rates and a growing overweight and o...

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Autores principales:	Emily Schmidt, Peixun Fang
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Papua New Guinea Pacific Agri-food trade International trade Sugar-sweetened beverages Ultra-processed foods Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b8226f4094ac463ea28e0569f0ee812f2021-11-28T12:27:58ZPapua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence10.1186/s12992-021-00787-01744-8603https://doaj.org/article/b8226f4094ac463ea28e0569f0ee812f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-021-00787-0https://doaj.org/toc/1744-8603Abstract Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) experienced positive GDP growth at approximately 4.3% per year during the last decade. With increases in overall wealth within the country, PNG is facing a double burden of malnutrition: comparatively high child stunting rates and a growing overweight and obesity epidemic. We focus on the latter by evaluating trends in agri-food import data from 2001 to 2018 and household consumption data from 2018 and 2009/10. Results The analysis presented in this paper raises three red flags. First, international food import data suggest that the demand for ultra-processed, sugar-sweetened beverages and food have increased substantially over time in PNG. Sugar-sweetened beverages dominated the largest growth in processed food imports, increasing by 23% per capita per year between 2001 and 2018. Second, households across the country with a greater food expenditure on sugar-sweetened beverages have a higher probability of an overweight child (under 5 years old). Last, the probability of soft-drink consumption in PNG increases with greater income acquisition and improved market access. While the price of a soft drink is negatively correlated with the quantity consumed, analysis suggests that total household income has a quantitatively larger (and positive) association with soft drink consumption. Conclusions Taxing (or increasing taxes on) sugar-sweetened beverages may not be a sufficient policy mechanism to curb overconsumption of soft drinks in PNG. Education and advocacy programs should be fostered that integrate improved dietary information on packaging, as well as greater access to and understanding of nutrition and diet information of common household consumption items. While increases in household income and market access are crucial to economic growth and transformation, PNG’s economic transition must be dovetailed with programs that expand and enhance health and nutrition information and education to improve household consumption decisions and overall household wellbeing.Emily SchmidtPeixun FangBMCarticlePapua New GuineaPacificAgri-food tradeInternational tradeSugar-sweetened beveragesUltra-processed foodsPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENGlobalization and Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Papua New Guinea Pacific Agri-food trade International trade Sugar-sweetened beverages Ultra-processed foods Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Emily Schmidt Peixun Fang Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence
description	Abstract Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) experienced positive GDP growth at approximately 4.3% per year during the last decade. With increases in overall wealth within the country, PNG is facing a double burden of malnutrition: comparatively high child stunting rates and a growing overweight and obesity epidemic. We focus on the latter by evaluating trends in agri-food import data from 2001 to 2018 and household consumption data from 2018 and 2009/10. Results The analysis presented in this paper raises three red flags. First, international food import data suggest that the demand for ultra-processed, sugar-sweetened beverages and food have increased substantially over time in PNG. Sugar-sweetened beverages dominated the largest growth in processed food imports, increasing by 23% per capita per year between 2001 and 2018. Second, households across the country with a greater food expenditure on sugar-sweetened beverages have a higher probability of an overweight child (under 5 years old). Last, the probability of soft-drink consumption in PNG increases with greater income acquisition and improved market access. While the price of a soft drink is negatively correlated with the quantity consumed, analysis suggests that total household income has a quantitatively larger (and positive) association with soft drink consumption. Conclusions Taxing (or increasing taxes on) sugar-sweetened beverages may not be a sufficient policy mechanism to curb overconsumption of soft drinks in PNG. Education and advocacy programs should be fostered that integrate improved dietary information on packaging, as well as greater access to and understanding of nutrition and diet information of common household consumption items. While increases in household income and market access are crucial to economic growth and transformation, PNG’s economic transition must be dovetailed with programs that expand and enhance health and nutrition information and education to improve household consumption decisions and overall household wellbeing.
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title	Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence
title_short	Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence
title_full	Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence
title_fullStr	Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence
title_full_unstemmed	Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence
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Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence

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