@article{Burggraf:249944,
      recid = {249944},
      author = {Burggraf, Christine and Glauben, Thomas},
      title = {Economic transformation, altered nutritional habits and  health implications in Russia},
      address = {2016},
      number = {919-2016-72783},
      series = {IAMO Policy Brief},
      pages = {4},
      year = {2016},
      abstract = {The obesity crisis proclaimed by the World Health  Organization,
along with all its health consequences,  started in the Russian
Federation at the beginning of the  millennium. This fact is gaining
increasing significance  against the background of the "tax
on unhealthy foods" that  is currently being discussed in Russia
and is the result of  changing lifestyle and nutritional habits. Rising
economic  growth and private incomes in Russia have brought
about an  increase in the consumption of high-fat animal  products,
and the health of many citizens is jeopardized by  an increased
risk of adiposity and diet-related chronic  diseases. At
the same time, health-related diets have  improved in terms of
vitamin and mineral intake. These two  opposing developments
are typically also found in other  industrial and emerging economies,
though in a more  distinctive form in the Russian Federation.
The underlying  reasons appear to be traditionally rather
high preferences  for high-fat animal products in Russian society,
but also,  similar to many other countries, inadequate  nutrition
information. Hence, better-targeted information  campaigns
and clear product labelling could pave the way to  healthier
eating.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/249944},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.249944},
}