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 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% pe

SUBMITTER: Schmidt E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626949 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature