ArticlePublic health nutrition2025
Characterising 'obesogenic' versus 'protective' food consumption and their value chain among Ghanaian households.
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- Wearable Camera-Based Dietary Assessment of Mother-Father Dyads in Urban and Rural Households in Ghana.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Longitudinal changes in processed food intake and their daily caloric contribution among Ghanaian populations living in Ghana and Europe: findings from the prospective Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants (RODAM) cohort study.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
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objectivesThis article explores the characteristics of Ghanaian households' consumption of obesogenic
designA household food consumption survey was conducted using an adapted Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology study FFQ. Product pathways for selected obesogenic (processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and biscuits) and protective (cooked vegetables, legumes and fish) foods were traced from retailers through distributors/wholesalers to producers.
settingRural and urban communities in the Ashanti Region and selected retail/wholesale/producers nationwide.
participants612 households, 209 retailers and 185 wholesalers/distributors.
resultsAbout 20 % of households consume SSB and confectionery weekly, and just 2 % consumed processed meat. Of the protective foods, fish had the highest proportion of households consuming weekly (74·5 %), followed by cooked vegetables (53·1 %) and legumes (22·8 %). Frequent SSB consumption is higher in younger (
conclusionHousehold consumption and retail/distribution of obesogenic foods are associated with socio-demographic characteristics, but obesogenic foods are almost entirely produced outside Ghana. Policies that regulate importation on health grounds can promote a healthier food environment.
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