Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Critical review of economic evaluation studies of interventions promoting low-fat diets / G. Fattore, F. Ferrè, M. Meregaglia, E. Fattore, C. Agostoni. - In: NUTRITION REVIEWS. - ISSN 0029-6643. - 72:11(2014 Nov), pp. 691-706. [10.1111/nure.12142]
Abstract:
Various national and local policies encouraging healthy eating have recently been proposed. The present review aims to summarize and critically assess nutrition-economic evaluation studies of direct (e.g., diet counseling) and indirect (e.g., food labeling) interventions aimed at improving dietary habits. A systematic literature review was performed by searching 5 databases (PubMed, Ovid Medline, EconLit, Agricola, and Embase) using a combination of diet-related (fat, diet, intake, nutrition) and economics-related (cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, cost-utility, health economics, economic evaluation) key words. The search yielded 36 studies that varied in target population, study design, economic evaluation method, and health/economic outcome. In general, all provide limited experimental evidence and adopt the framework of economic evaluations in healthcare. Certain important aspects were not well considered: 1) the non-health-related effects of nutrition interventions on well-being; 2) the private nature of food expenditures; 3) the distributional effects on food expenditures across socioeconomic groups; and 4) the general economic implications (e.g., agrofoods, import/export) of such interventions. Overall, the methodology for the economic evaluation of nutrition interventions requires substantial improvement.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
cost effectiveness; diet intervention; economic evaluation; nutrition; public policies; review
Elenco autori:
G. Fattore, F. Ferrè, M. Meregaglia, E. Fattore, C. Agostoni
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