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An ecological analysis of factors associated with food insecurity in South Australia, 2002-7
(Cambridge University Press, 2010)
In order to estimate the extent of food insecurity in South Australia and its relationship with a variety of socio-economic variables, Design Data collected routinely from 2002 to 2007 by SA Health were analysed. An ...
Australian children's views about food advertising on television
(Elsevier, 2010)
This study explored children's views about food advertising on television in the light of recent public interest in childhood obesity and obesogenic environments. Thirty-seven children, aged between 8 and 11 years, discussed ...
Who regulates food? Australians' perceptions of responsibility for food safety
(CSIRO Publishing, 2010)
Food scares have diminished trust in public institutions to guarantee food safety. Food governance after the food scare era is concerned with institutional independence and transparency leading to a hybrid of public and ...
Reconnecting Australian consumers and producers: identifying problems of distrust
(Elsevier, 2012)
A growing gap between the production and consumption of food has led to a decline in consumer trust in food, and a desire for increased regulation of food. The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of consumer ...
Additive and subtractive resilience strategies as enablers of biographical reinvention: a qualitative study of ex-smokers and never-smokers
(Elsevier, 2011)
The notion of developing resilience is becoming increasingly important as a way of responding to the social determinants of poor health, particularly in disadvantaged groups. It is hypothesized that resilient individuals ...
What are the important issues around food safety and nutrition? Findings from a media analysis and qualitative study of consumer trust
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2010)
Confusion about, and rejection of, media messages about
healthy eating have the potential to contribute to the
development of chronic illness through a failure to adopt
lifestyle changes. Furthermore, it may inhibit the ...
Demographic indicators of trust in federal, state and local government: implications for Australian policy makers
(CSIRO Publishing, 2012)
Age, household size, household income, IRSD and ARIA were found to be significant indicators for trust in federal, state and local government. Trust in state government is lower for older respondents and respondents living ...
Fruit and vegetable consumption – the influence of aspects associated with trust in food and safety and quality of food
(Cambridge University Press, 2011)
This study aims to profile adults who eat less than the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables per day.
One thousand one hundred and eight interviews were conducted with respondents (49·3 % males) whose mean age was ...
The social determinants of food purchasing practices: who chooses price-before-health, taste-before-price or organic foods in Australia?
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2012)
A survey of the extent to which cost, taste and health considerations impact food purchasing practices in Australia was conducted. Data were gathered from a national computer assisted telephone survey of 1109 randomly ...
Cost and affordability of healthy food in rural South Australia
(James Cook University, 2012)
The unaffordability of healthy food, or ‘food stress’ in low SES groups is a concern, especially when this group
carries the greatest burden of diet-related disease. Findings suggest that there is a need to consider both ...