Healthy Diets In Rich Countries: Benefits, But Also Losses In Poorer Countries

Healthy Diets In Rich Countries: Benefits, But Also Losses In Poorer Countries

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1 December 2010

There can be unexpected adverse effects from introducing healthy eating all over the world, according to a leading health economist writing in the medical journal the Lancet. Richard Smith from the Lo

Richard Smith

Richard Smith

There can be unexpected adverse effects from introducing healthy eating all over the world, according to a leading health economist writing in the medical journal the Lancet. Richard Smith from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine explains how the introduction of healthy eating can impact jobs and industry in low and middle income countries, while in the same countries improvements in health from better eating are less clear than in affluent countries.