Policy analysis indicates health-sensitive trade and subsidy reforms are needed in the UK to avoid adverse dietary health impacts post-Brexit

Summary

Freund and Springmann (2021) present a policy analysis examining how post-Brexit trade and subsidy reforms could influence UK dietary health. Using modelling approaches, the authors evaluate alternative policy scenarios to identify configurations that might protect population nutrition during and after the transition period. The work demonstrates that proactive, health-sensitive policy design in trade and subsidy frameworks is necessary to avoid negative dietary health impacts in the post-Brexit food system.

UK applicability

This analysis is directly applicable to UK policy-making, as it assesses the specific effects of post-Brexit trade and subsidy decisions on British population health. The findings suggest that without deliberate health-sensitive policy reforms, Brexit-related trade changes could negatively affect dietary adequacy across the UK.

Key measures

Dietary health outcomes; nutritional adequacy; policy scenario modelling; trade and subsidy configuration effects on food availability and affordability

Outcomes reported

The study modelled multiple post-Brexit trade and subsidy policy scenarios to assess their potential impact on population dietary health outcomes. It identified policy configurations capable of mitigating adverse nutritional impacts during the UK's transition away from EU frameworks.

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