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ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia2025

A comparative analysis of food retail policy landscape in four Southeast Asian countries.

Sirinya Phulkerd, Weerapak Samsiripong, Elaine Q Borazon, Wai Siew Teh, Adila Fahmida Saptari, Mohd Jamil Sameeha, Azka Aulia Fitri, Suci Trisnasari, Penny Farrell, Anne-Marie Thow and 2 more

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Review in The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Sirinya PhulkerdInstitute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Weerapak SamsiripongInstitute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Elaine Q BorazonInternational Graduate Program of Education and Human Development (IGPEHD), College of Social Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Wai Siew TehCentre for Community Health Studies (ReaCH), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Adila Fahmida SaptariReconstra Utama Integra, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Mohd Jamil SameehaCentre for Community Health Studies (ReaCH), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Azka Aulia FitriReconstra Utama Integra, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Suci TrisnasariReconstra Utama Integra, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Penny FarrellSydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Anne-Marie ThowSydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Bee Koon PohCentre for Community Health Studies (ReaCH), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
SEAOFE Study Group

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Changing food retail environment in Southeast Asia has been linked with nutrition transition. While policy on food retail tends to focus on economic considerations, little is known about how nutrition considerations are integrated. This paper examines the landscape of policies addressing food retail and health in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand to inform global nutrition targets. Food retail policy landscapes in the study countries were thematically analyzed using Walt & Gilson's Policy Analysis Triangle framework. The analysis revealed that food retail policies were predominantly shaped by health, economic development, and politics, with nutrition maintaining low salience and being subsumed within food safety considerations. The study countries represented a complex food policy landscape requiring inter-sectoral collaboration and multi-level governance, yet formal monitoring mechanisms and evidence remained limited. This study recommends developing a comprehensive regional-level roadmap to support healthy food retail initiatives. By aligning nutrition priorities with existing economic and health governance systems, countries can better implement nutrition-sensitive retail policies.

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Food retail environmentFood retail policyNon-communicable diseasesNutritionObesitySoutheast Asia region

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PMCPMC12661455

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