scholarly journals Adapting to financial pressure on household food budgets in Denmark: Associations with life satisfaction and dietary health

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotte Holm ◽  
Annemette Ljungdalh Nielsen ◽  
Thomas Bøker Lund
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Household Composition ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Social Democratic ◽  
Income Differentials ◽  
Food Practices ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Financial Pressure ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Food Budget

In countries with wide income differentials, food insecurity leads to substantial changes in everyday food practices and to poor dietary and mental health. Less is known about consequences of food budget pressure in affluent populations and in social-democratic welfare societies with narrower income differentials. This paper describes relations between pressure on household food budgets and demographic factors in Denmark. It asks how budgetary constraint relates to life satisfaction and dietary health and how these relationships are affected when people adapt their food practices to manage pressure on budgets. Data from a representative 2015 survey of Danish households are employed. Levels of food budget pressure vary with income and household composition and are negatively associated with life satisfaction and dietary health. We find a sequence of food practice adaptations where changes in food quality and hospitality, and seeking external help were being made when adjustments to food provisioning and kitchen practices were proving to be insufficient. We conclude that in affluent social-democratic welfare societies pressure on food budgets also has negative impacts on life satisfaction and health. Food budget pressure should be monitored in the future and addressed in public health policy.

Hunger Hurts

2019 ◽  
pp. 538-553
Author(s):  
Anita Howarth
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
British Society ◽  
Personal Knowledge ◽  
Hybrid Form ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Food Practices ◽  
Political Commentary ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Food Budget

Austerity food blogs have become prominent as household food budgets have become tighter, government finances constrained, and an ideology of austerity has become dominant. The British version of austerity privileges reducing government spending by cutting welfare benefits, and legitimizes this through individual failure explanations of poverty and stereotypes of benefit claimants. Austerity food blogs, written by those forced to live hand to mouth, are a hybrid form of digital culture that merges narratives of lived experience, food practices and political commentary in ways that challenge the dominant views on poverty. The popular blog A Girl Called Jack disrupts the austerity hegemony by breaking the silence that the stigma of poverty imposes on the impoverished and by personalizing poverty through Jack Monroe's narratives of her lived experience of it, inviting the reader's pity and refuting reductionist explanations of the causes of poverty. Monroe also challenges austerity through practices derived through her personal knowledge gained during her struggle to survive and eat healthily on £10-a-week food budget. This combination of narrative and survival practices written evocatively and eloquently resonate powerfully with readers; however the response to Monroe's blog highlights a deep uneasiness in British society over growing levels of poverty, and deep divisions over who is responsible for addressing it; and more fundamentally, over identifying and defining the modern poor and modern poverty.

Hunger Hurts

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Howarth
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
British Society ◽  
Hybrid Form ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Food Practices ◽  
Political Commentary ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Food Budget

Austerity food blogs have become prominent as household food budgets have become tighter, government finances constrained, and an ideology of austerity has become dominant. The British version of austerity privileges reducing government spending by cutting welfare benefits, and legitimizes this through individual failure explanations of poverty and stereotypes of benefit claimants. Austerity food blogs, written by those forced to live hand to mouth, are a hybrid form of digital culture that merges narratives of lived experience, food practices and political commentary in ways that challenge the dominant views on poverty. The popular blog A Girl Called Jack disrupts the austerity hegemony by breaking the silence that the stigma of poverty imposes on the impoverished and by personalizing poverty through Jack Monroe's narratives of her lived experience of it, inviting the reader's pity and refuting reductionist explanations of the causes of poverty. Monroe also challenges austerity through practices derived through her personal knowledge gained during her struggle to survive and eat healthily on £10-a-week food budget. This combination of narrative and survival practices written evocatively and eloquently resonate powerfully with readers; however the response to Monroe's blog highlights a deep uneasiness in British society over growing levels of poverty, and deep divisions over who is responsible for addressing it; and more fundamentally, over identifying and defining the modern poor and modern poverty.

scholarly journals Mothers' cooking stress and family dining out : examining psychological influences and family dining out benefits on mothers' life satisfaction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kathleen Jeehyae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Structural Constraint ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Stress Group ◽  
Family Dining ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Constraint Model ◽  
Positive Impacts

This study aimed to (1) to examine whether the constructs of dining out constraints (i.e., interpersonal constraint, structural constraint, and intrapersonal constraint) influence the frequency of mothers dining out with their family, (2) to investigate the relationship between cooking stress, the need for a reward, the desire to dine out, constraints, and the frequency of dining out as leisure, focusing on the entire process from problem/need recognition to purchase decision, (3) to identify whether dining out benefits (i.e., enjoyment, convenience, detachment, relaxation, and learning experience) influence the life satisfaction of mothers, and (4) to assess the moderating effects of mothers' cooking stress on the relationships among dining out benefits and life satisfaction. The results for the constraint model indicated that both interpersonal and structural constraints of dining out have significantly negative impacts on family dining out frequency, but it was failed to find the effect of intrapersonal constraint on family dining out frequency. The findings for the decision-making model indicated that cooking stress has significantly positive impacts on both desire to dine out and need for reward. It was also found that need for reward has a significantly positive impact on desire to dine out, and that desire to dine out has a significantly positive impact on perceived frequency of family dining out as leisure. It was revealed that desire to dine out also has significantly positive impacts on both interpersonal constraint and intrapersonal constraint, while there did not seem to be a positive relationship between desire to dine out and structural constraint. Both interpersonal constraint and structural constraint did not have significantly negative impacts on perceived frequency of dining out. Yet, intrapersonal constraint had a significantly negative impact on perceived frequency of dining out. The results for the benefit model indicated that enjoyment, convenience, relaxation, and learning experience have significantly positive impacts on life satisfaction after family dining out. On the other hand, detachment did not have a significant impact on life satisfaction after family dining out. Regarding the moderating effects of high versus low cooking stress groups, the effects of convenience and learning experience on life satisfaction were significantly smaller in the high cooking stress group than in the low cooking stress group, but the effects of enjoyment on life satisfaction were significantly stronger in the high cooking stress group than in the low cooking stress group. The effects of detachment and relaxation on life satisfaction were not significantly different between the high and low cooking stress groups. The implications of these findings for the restaurant management strategies to attract mothers and their families are discussed.

scholarly journals Review of the relationship between depression and life satisfaction among university students

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-128
Author(s):  
Asra Babayigit ◽  
Zihniye Okray
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The Other ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Review Study ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Day By Day

Depression is one of the most commonly observed medical conditions. Studies about the depression and life satisfaction is increasing day by day. Untreated depression may lead to unexpected earlier deaths and has negative impacts on the patient’s general health conditions. On the other hand with the proper treatment, life quality could be enhanced. Moreover life satisfaction level is also seen as an important factor which is related with life quality and which is usually coordinated together with the depression. There are different types and explanations of depression. In this study, we tried to explain the prevalence, diagnosis criterias, risk factors, etiology and description of depression. In addition to this, relationship between depression and life satisfaction is tried to be explained. Purpose of this review study is to explain depression, it’s risk factors and the importance of life satisfaction.

Optimizing ruminant production systems for sustainable intensification, human health, food security and environmental stewardship

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Mlambo ◽  
Caven M Mnisi
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
High Standards

Whereas the contribution of ruminants to human civilization remains unequivocal, there are concerns regarding the unintended negative consequences of rearing these animals for food. These concerns range from the ruminant’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions to negative impacts of its products on the health of consumers. Rearing ruminants for food is thus seen as the root cause of ills such as climate change, species extinction, deforestation, food insecurity, cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer and diabetes. Indeed, critics of ruminant production envision a future where humanity does not have to rely on animal products for food. They are convinced that this would be the panacea to food and nutrition insecurity, environmental pollution and meat-induced nutritional disorders and diseases in humans. The critics seem to be unaware of the wide diversity of ruminant production systems in use as well as the array of benefits that can be derived from these enterprises. For instance, there are large human communities that inhabit climatically hostile areas, which have no food crop production potential. Food and nutrition needs of these communities are largely dependent on nourishment provided by products and income derived from ruminants and other herbivores. The aim of this review article is to interrogate the validity of the concerns around the use of ruminants for food and highlight appropriate strategies and technologies that may be applied to mitigate some of these challenges. We conclude that solutions already exist that have the potential to deliver efficient, environmentally friendly and consumer-conscious ruminant production systems based on high standards of animal welfare. Such sustainable production systems will ensure that ruminants continue to play a crucial role in food and nutrition security of humans as they have done for millennia.

scholarly journals Happiness and the role of social protection: how types of social spending affected individuals’ life satisfaction in OECD countries, 1980–2012

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Oda Nordheim ◽  
Pål E. Martinussen
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Social Spending ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Social Expenditure ◽  
Individual Determinants ◽  
Negative Impacts

ABSTRACTThe growing literature on individual determinants of subjective well-being has given little attention to political factors. This paper considers the welfare state, and how social expenditure affects individuals’ self-reported life satisfaction. The statistical analysis uses indicators of subjective well-being, reflecting individuals from OECD-countries between 1980 and 2012, with data gathered from the Eurobarometer and the World Values Survey - which are analysed in comparison. The results suggest that social spending should be studied in terms of underlying branches when addressing its implications. The results find social spending to be uncorrelated with levels of subjective well-being when considered in terms of total levels. When considered as types of spending however, a majority of the elements are found to have significant impacts. The findings show mixed results among the two data sets; however, important similarities are found in the way social spending related to health care and poverty are having positive impacts, and spending associated with unemployment and labour market programmes have negative impacts. As the correlations of the underlying elements affect life satisfaction in different directions, total social spending appears to be uncorrelated with subjective well-being, although the true impact depends on which socialpolicies are being promoted through such spending.

scholarly journals Social determinants of household food expenditure in Australia: the role of education, income, geography and time

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 902-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Venn ◽  
Jane Dixon ◽  
Cathy Banwell ◽  
Lyndall Strazdins
Keyword(s):  
Time Pressure ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Food Expenditure ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Australian Bureau Of Statistics ◽  
Food Budget

AbstractObjectiveTo examine socio-economic status (SES) and time-related factors associated with less healthy food purchases in Australia.DesignData were from the 2009/10 Household Expenditure Survey (HES) conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Regression analysis was used to examine the associations between the proportion of the household food budget spent on various food types (processed and unprocessed foods, foods purchased from takeaways and restaurants) and SES and time constraint variables.SettingAustralia, 2009–2010.SubjectsNationally representative sample of Australian households.ResultsHousehold income seems to be the most important correlate with food expenditure patterns once other SES indicators are controlled for. Time constraints appear to explain some, but not all, of the adjusted SES gradients in food expenditure. Comparing home food consumption categories (processed and unprocessed foods) with foods purchased away from home (takeaway and restaurant foods) shows that wealthier, more highly educated and least disadvantaged households spend relatively less of their total food budget on processed and unprocessed foods prepared at home and more on foods purchased away from home at restaurants.ConclusionsSimple SES gradients in dietary behaviour are influenced by correlations between different SES indicators and between SES and time constraints. Examining these factors separately obscures some of the possible causal effects of disadvantage on healthy eating. When formulating policy responses to unhealthy diets, policy makers should consider alternative sources of disadvantage, including time pressure.

scholarly journals TRADITIONAL SEASONAL HEALTH FOOD PRACTICES IN SOUTHWEST INDIA: NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICINAL PERSPECTIVES

2013 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
Bhagya B. ◽  
Ramakrishna A. ◽  
Sridhar K. R.
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Food Practices ◽  
Southwest India

AbstractThe unique traditional practices of people belonging to Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka (Southwest India) utilize a variety of plant species for nutritional and medicinal purposes. This indigenous traditional knowledge (folklore/plantlore of food and medicine) is usually associated with rituals like 'Aati Amavasye'. Several plant species are used in a specific season as nutritional and or medicinal source. In changing time, such unique practices are disappearing and restricted largely to remote rural areas. Attention to identify the nutritional novelties, medicinal uniqueness, mode of formulations, and effectiveness of plant species need further exploration.

Family food work: lessons learned from urban Aboriginal women about nutrition promotion

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Foley
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Nutrition Information ◽  
Food Practices ◽  
Aboriginal Women ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article reports on ethnographic study of urban Aboriginal family food and implications for nutrition promotion. Data were collected over 2 years through in-depth interviews and participant observation in groups conducted through Indigenous organisations in a suburb of Brisbane. Issues when organising family food include affordability, keeping family members satisfied and being able to share food, a lack of cooking ideas, the accessibility of nutrition information, additional work involved in ensuring healthy eating, and a desire for convenience. Many different health professionals provide nutrition advice, often directing it towards individuals and not providing adequate guidance to facilitate implementation. The easiest advice to implement worked from existing household food practices, skills and budget. Cooking workshops helped to provide opportunities to experiment with recommended foods so that women could confidently introduce them at home. Aboriginal women are concerned about healthy eating for their families. Disadvantage can limit dietary change and the complexity of family food work is often underestimated in nutrition promotion. Household, rather than individual, framing of nutrition promotion can lead to more sustainable healthy eating changes.

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