A leading nutrition researcher has warned of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the obesity epidemic, in a new paper published in the journal Obesity. Professor Alexandra Johnstone, from the Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen, provides evidence that rising food insecurity is fuelling the consumption of highly processed foods, high in energy density, fat, sugar, and salt. In the paper co-authored with Early Career Researcher Marta Lonnie, also from the Rowett Institute, she calls for improved policy, behavioural interventions, retail strategies and the need for actionable evidence to address dietary inequalities in people living with obesity and
Impact of cost-of-living crisis on the obesity epidemic as seen on The Hippocratic Post.