Rural diets under pressure: Food environments and their influence on food choice in South Asia

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dc.creatorChauhan, Alka
dc.creatorScott, Samuel P.
dc.creatorJoe, William
dc.creatorMaharjan, Nanda Kumar
dc.creatorMenon, Purnima
dc.creatorChakrabarti, Suman
dc.date2025-01-07
dc.date2025-01-16T15:03:27Z
dc.date2025-01-16T15:03:27Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:58:38Z
dc.descriptionThe rapid South Asia rural transformation, driven by globalization and industrialization, has introduced a complex interaction between traditional and modern food systems. This study characterizes rural food environments in five districts across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, focusing on how affordability, availability, accessibility, desirability, and convenience shape dietary choices and quality. Through extensive household and market surveys, we find rural diets characterized by low intake of healthy foods and moderate to high consumption of unhealthy options, influenced by a lack of affordability and the desirability and widespread availability of cheap ultra-processed products in rural markets. Snacking plays a significant role in shaping dietary patterns, promoting both dietary diversity and unhealthy food consumption. These findings provide essential insights for designing interventions tailored to rural food systems, supporting efforts to improve nutrition and health outcomes in rapidly changing markets.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/169268
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91002
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.08.25320196
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceChauhan, Alka; Scott, Samuel P.; Joe, William; Maharjan, Nanda Kumar; Menon, Purnima; and Chakrabarti, Suman. 2025. Rural diets under pressure: Food environments and their influence on food choice in South Asia. SSRN Working Paper. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5082127
dc.subjectcapacity building
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectfood environment
dc.subjectfeeding preferences
dc.titleRural diets under pressure: Food environments and their influence on food choice in South Asia
dc.typeWorking Paper

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