Browsing by Subject "Social determinants of health"

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McDonaldization without a McDonald's: globalization and food culture as social determinants of health in urban Bangladesh

Zaman, Shahaduz; Selim, Nasima; Joarder, Taufique (© Association for the Study of Food and Society 2013, 2013)

Bangladesh is one of the few developing countries where there is no McDonald's and yet the process of “McDonaldization” is in full progress. This paper explores the food consumption practices of a group of affluent ...
‘Most at risk’ for COVID19? The imperative to expand the definition from biological to social factors for equity

Afifi, Rima A.; Novak, Nicole; Gilbert, Paul A.; Pauly, Bernadette; Abdulrahim, Sawsan; Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Ortegae, Fernando; Ferrand, Rashida A. (Elsevier, 2020-08-06)

First recognized in December 2019, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. To date, the most utilized definition of ‘most at risk’ for COVID19 ...