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Displacing Empty Calories with Nutrient-Dense Food

Hannah Fraser

2025

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Summary

This Nuffield Farming Scholarships report by Hannah Fraser investigates the barriers and opportunities for shifting UK food production towards nutrient-dense foods at the expense of nutritionally poor, calorie-dense alternatives. It likely draws on literature review, stakeholder engagement, and international case studies to propose practical and policy recommendations for rewarding farmers who prioritise nutritional quality. The report is positioned as a practitioner-facing policy document rather than a primary empirical study.

UK applicability

The report is explicitly UK-focused and directly relevant to UK agricultural policy, farm payment schemes, and public health strategy, offering actionable recommendations for farmers, policymakers, and supply chain actors operating within the UK context.

Key measures

Nutrient density metrics; policy and payment mechanism frameworks; dietary quality indicators; farmer incentive structures

Outcomes reported

The report examines how UK farmers could be incentivised or rewarded for producing nutrient-dense food in place of calorie-dense, nutritionally poor products, likely assessing policy mechanisms, market structures, and health outcomes associated with dietary quality.

Theme
Nutrition & health
Subject
Nutrition policy & food systems
Study type
Policy
Study design
Policy report
Source type
Industry/policy report
Status
Published
Geography
UK
System type
Food supply chain
Catalogue ID
XL1116

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