• Adoption of healthy and sustainable diets in Mexico does not imply higher expenditure on food 

  Batis, Carolina  ; Marrón-Ponce, Joaquín A.; Stern, Dalia; Vandevijvere, Stefanie; Barquera, Simón; Rivera, Juan A. (Springer Nature, 2021-09-30)

  The study/article concludes that transitioning to better diets in Mexico is possible without a higher expenditure on food. The International Network for Food and Obesity/ Non-Communicable Diseases Research, Monitoring and ...
• Attitudes of public health academics toward receiving funds from for-profit corporations : a systematic review 

  Nakkash, Rima T.; Mugharbil, Sanaa; Alaouié, Hala; Afifi, Rima A. (Oxford University Press, 2017)

  Academic–industry partnerships may pose a threat to research integrity and choices of research topics. Academics in medicine and nutrition often fail to recognize the potential conflicts of industry-sponsored research. The ...
• Policy-relevant behaviours predict heavier drinking and mediate the relationship with age, gender and education status : analysis from the international alcohol control study 

  Casswell, Sally; Huckle, Taisia; Wall, Martin; Parker, Karl; Chaiyasong, Surasak; Parry, Charles D. H.; Cuong, Pham Viet; Gray-Phillip, Gaile; Piazza, Marina (John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs, 2018-01-04)

  To investigate behaviours related to four alcohol policy variables (policy-relevant behaviours) and demographic variables in relation to typical quantities of alcohol consumed on-premise in six International Alcohol Control ...
• Availability of alcohol : location, time and ease of purchase in high and middle-income countries : data from the International alcohol control study 

  Gray-Phillip, Gaile; Huckle, Taisia; Callinan, Sarah; Parry, Charles D.H.; Chaiyasong, Surasak; Cuong, Pham Viet; Mackintosh, Anne-Marie; Meier, Petra; Kazantseva, Elena; Piazza, Marina; Parker, Karl; Casswell, Sally (John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs, 2018-08-01)

  Surveys of drinkers in the International Alcohol Control study in high-income and middle-income countries were analysed. On-premise purchasing (bars, night clubs, restaurants) was prevalent in the high-income countries. ...
• Socio-economic disadvantage is associated with heavier drinking in high but not middle-income countries participating in the International alcohol control study 

  Huckle, Taisia; Romeo, Jose S.; Wall, Martin; Callinan, Sarah; Holmes, John; Meier, Petra; Mackintosh, Anne-Maree; Piazza, Marina; Chaiyasong, Surasak; Cuong, Pham Viet; Casswell, Sally (John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs, 2018-03-28)

  Associations between socio-economic disadvantage and heavier drinking vary depending on country-level income. These findings highlight the value of exploring cross-country differences in heavier drinking, and the importance ...
• Cross-country comparison of proportion of alcohol consumed in harmful drinking occasions using the International Alcohol Control Study 

  Cuong, Pham Viet; Casswell, Sally; Parker, Karl; Callinan, Sarah; Chaiyasong, Surasak; Kazantseva, Elena; Meier, Petra; Mackintosh, Anne-Marie; Piazza, Marina; Gray-Phillip, Gaile; Parry, Charles D.H. (John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs, 2018-01-04)

  In general, a higher proportion of alcohol was consumed in harmful drinking occasions by respondents in the middle-income countries than respondents in the high-income countries. The proportion of informal alcohol consumed ...
• Alcohol taxes’ contribution to prices in high and middle-income countries : data from the International Alcohol Control Study 

  Wall, Martin; Casswell, Sally; Callinan, Sarah; Chaiyasong, Surasak; Cuong, Pham Viet; Gray-Phillips, Gaile; Parry, Charles D.H (John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs, 2017-10-26)

  The paper draws on data from six participating countries of the International Alcohol Control Study to examine and evaluate their comparative prices and tax regimes. Both ad valorem and specific per unit of alcohol taxation ...
• South African health review 2018 

  Vawda, Yousuf; Gray, Andy (Health Systems Trust, 2018-11-01)

  Drawn from a wide variety of sources to provide an overview of health systems issues in South Africa, the central focus of the 2018 Review is human resources for health (HRH). This edition also provides analysis and ...
• Alcohol environment protocol : a new tool for alcohol policy 

  Casswell, Sally; Morojele, Neo; Williams, Petal Petersen; Chaiyasong, Surasak; Gordon, Ross; Gray-Phillip, Gaile; Cuong, Pham Viet; MacKintosh, Anne-Marie; Halliday, Sharon; Railton, Renee; Randerson, Steve; Parry, Charles D. H. (John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs, 2017-12-05)

  Findings of the study show that in countries with fewer resources, alcohol policies are less effective because of lack of implementation and enforcement and, in the case of marketing, lack of regulation. This has implications ...
• International alcohol control study : analyses from the first wave 

  Casswell, Sally (John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs, 2018-08-23)

  The article provides background to the international alcohol control (IAC) study including design for policy evaluation, methodology, countries involved, and study objectives. The IAC study has provided a research platform ...
• Fundamentals of research and action in food systems for the prevention of noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCCD) : a scoping review 

  Mendez, Fabian; Suarez, Fabian; Alarcon, Selene (IDRC / Universidad del Valle, 2018)

  This scoping review aims to characteerize the research and actions on food systems for the prevention of NCCD. Additionally, it aims to analyse coincidences, differences and possible synergies with Ecohealth principles. ...
• Fundamentos de la investigación y acción en sistemas alimentarios para la prevención de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles (ECNT) : una revisión exploratoria 

  Mendez, Fabian; Suarez, Fabian; Alarcon, Selene (IDRC / Universidad del Valle, 2018)

  Esta revisión exploratoria tiene como objetivo caracterizar la investigación y la acción en los sistemas alimentarios para la prevención de ECNT. Adicionalmente, pretende analizar las coincidencias, diferencias y posibles ...
• Contenido de azúcares en bebidas no alcohólicas comercializadas en Argentina y Costa Rica 

  Tiscornia, María Victoria; Heredia-Blonval, Katrina; Allemandi, Lorena; Blanco-Metzler, Adriana; Ponce, Miguel (Dirección de Investigación para la Salud, 2017-03)

  INTRODUCCIÓN: El consumo de bebidas azucaradas está vinculado con un mayor riesgo de obesidad. OBJETIVOS: Comparar el contenido de azúcares declarado en el etiquetado nutricional de diferentes bebidas no alcohólicas ...
• Analysis of a voluntary initiative to reduce sodium in processed and ultra-processed food products in Argentina : the views of public and private sector representatives 

  Castronuovo, Luciana; Allemandi, Lorena; Tiscornia, Victoria; Champagne, Beatriz; Campbell, Norm; Schoj, Veronica (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2017)

  This study is part of a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative research strategy to monitor sodium reduction policies in Argentina. The qualitative study design aims to contribute to the body of research in the public ...
• Implementación de un programa poblacional para reducir el consumo de sal/sodio en Costa Rica : informe técnico final (1 de abril, 2012 – 30 de Septiembre, 2016) 

  Blanco Metzler, Adriana; Heredia Blonval, Katrina; de los Angeles Montero Campos, María; Benavides, Karla (Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud (INCIENSA), Tres Ríos, CR, 2016-09)

  Las iniciativas dirigidas a promover la reducción del consumo de sal/sodio en la población, tienen el potencial de contribuir a la prevención de enfermedades y mejorar el control de la salud cardiovascular y de los ...
• Industria del alcohol en América Latina : una mirada desde la salud pública a los programas de responsabilidad social empresarial 

  Grupo de Sustancias Psicoactivas y Lesiones por Causa Externa (IPSIBAT-UNMdP-CONICET) (2016)
• Industria del alcohol en Argentina : una mirada desde la salud pública a los programas de responsabilidad social empresarial 

  Grupo de Sustancias Psicoactivas y Lesiones por Causa Externa (IPSIBAT-UNMdP-CONICET) (2016)
• Evaluación de las acciones de responsabilidad social empresarial de la industria del alcohol : estudio regional multidisciplinario 

  Centro de Investigación para la Epidemia del Tabaquismo (CIET); Uruguay. Junta Nacional de Drogas (2014)
• Caso : industria del alcohol en Uruguay; análisis de la efectividad y fortaleza de la evidencia en las actividades de la industria para reducir el consumo nocivo de alcohol 

  Observatorio Uruguayo de Drogas (OUD); Centro de Investigación para la Epidemia del Tabaquismo (CIET) (2016)
• Publicidad de alimentos dirigida a niños y niñas en la Argentina : documento informativo 

  Fundación InterAmericana del Corazón (FIC Argentina) (Fundación InterAmericana del Corazón (FIC Argentina), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2016-04)

  La información presentada en este informe es parte de un estudio de investigación cualicuantitativo realizado por el equipo del área de Políticas de Alimentación Saludable de la Fundación Interamericana del Corazón Argentina ...

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