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

Summary

This policy analysis by Freund and Springmann (2021) examined how post-Brexit changes to UK agricultural trade policy and subsidy regimes could adversely affect population dietary health. The work suggests that health-sensitive reform of trade and subsidy arrangements would be needed to mitigate negative dietary impacts resulting from policy changes. The analysis underscores the interconnection between agricultural policy, food system economics, and public health outcomes in the post-Brexit context.

UK applicability

Directly applicable to United Kingdom policy context; the analysis specifically models post-Brexit scenarios and provides evidence for UK policymakers considering agricultural subsidy reform and trade negotiation strategies to protect dietary health outcomes.

Key measures

As suggested by the title: dietary health impacts, food affordability, consumption patterns, and health outcomes modelled under different post-Brexit trade and subsidy scenarios

Outcomes reported

The study analysed how post-Brexit trade and subsidy reforms would affect food prices, consumption patterns, and diet-related health outcomes in the United Kingdom. The analysis quantified potential adverse dietary health impacts resulting from policy changes to agricultural subsidies and trade arrangements.

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