The University of Queensland

Cost and Affordability of Habitual and Recommended Diets in Welfare-Dependent Households in Australia

Lewis, Meron, Nash, Stephen and Lee, Amanda J. (2024). Cost and Affordability of Habitual and Recommended Diets in Welfare-Dependent Households in Australia. Nutrients, 16 (5) 659, 659. doi: 10.3390/nu16050659

Habitual diets are more expensive than recommended healthy diets

Herath, Manoja P., Murray, Sandra, Lewis, Meron, Holloway, Timothy P., Hughes, Roger, Jayasinghe, Sisitha, Soward, Robert, Patterson, Kira A. E., Byrne, Nuala M., Lee, Amanda J., Hills, Andrew P. and Ahuja, Kiran D. K. (2023). Habitual diets are more expensive than recommended healthy diets. Nutrients, 15 (18) 3908, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/nu15183908

CO-creation and evaluation of food environments to Advance Community Health (COACH)

Whelan, Jillian, Brimblecombe, Julie, Christian, Meaghan, Vargas, Carmen, Ferguson, Megan, McMahon, Emma, Lee, Amanda, Bell, Colin, Boelsen-Robinson, Tara, Blake, Miranda R., Lewis, Meron, Alston, Laura and Allender, Steven (2023). CO-creation and evaluation of food environments to Advance Community Health (COACH). AJPM Focus, 2 (3) 100111, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100111

Healthy food prices increased more than the prices of unhealthy options during the COVID-19 pandemic and concurrent challenges to the food system

Lewis, Meron, Herron, Lisa-Maree, Chatfield, Mark D., Tan, Ru Chyi, Dale, Alana, Nash, Stephen and Lee, Amanda J. (2023). Healthy food prices increased more than the prices of unhealthy options during the COVID-19 pandemic and concurrent challenges to the food system. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (4) 3146, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043146

Cost and affordability of healthy, equitable and more sustainable diets in the Torres Strait Islands

Lee, Amanda J., Patay, Dori, Summons, Susannah, Lewis, Meron, Herron, Lisa-Maree, Nona, Francis, Canuto, Condy, Ferguson, Megan and Twist, Aletia (2022). Cost and affordability of healthy, equitable and more sustainable diets in the Torres Strait Islands. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (3), 340-345. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13225

Dietary intake, cost and affordability by socioeconomic group in Australia

Lewis, Meron, McNaughton, Sarah, Rychetnik, Lucie, Chatfield, Mark and Lee, Amanda (2021). Dietary intake, cost and affordability by socioeconomic group in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (24) 13315. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413315

Affordability of heathy, equitable and more sustainable diets in low-income households in Brisbane before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lee, Amanda J., Patay, Dori, Herron, Lisa-Maree, Tan, Ru Chyi, Nicoll, Evelyn, Fredericks, Bronwyn and Lewis, Meron (2021). Affordability of heathy, equitable and more sustainable diets in low-income households in Brisbane before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nutrients, 13 (12) 4386. doi: 10.3390/nu13124386

Costing recommended (healthy) and current (unhealthy) diets in urban and inner regional areas of Australia using remote price collection methods

Zorbas, Christina, Brooks, Ruby, Bennett, Rebecca, Lee, Amanda, Marshall, Josephine, Naughton, Shaan, Lewis, Meron, Peeters, Anna and Backholer, Kathryn (2021). Costing recommended (healthy) and current (unhealthy) diets in urban and inner regional areas of Australia using remote price collection methods. Public Health Nutrition, 25 (3), 1-10. doi: 10.1017/s1368980021004006

Cost and affordability of healthy, equitable and sustainable diets in low socioeconomic groups in Australia

Lewis, Meron, McNaughton, Sarah A., Rychetnik, Lucie and Lee, Amanda J. (2021). Cost and affordability of healthy, equitable and sustainable diets in low socioeconomic groups in Australia. Nutrients, 13 (8) 2900, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/nu13082900

Affordability of current, and healthy, more equitable, sustainable diets by area of socioeconomic disadvantage and remoteness in Queensland: insights into food choice

Lee, Amanda, Patay, Dori, Herron, Lisa-Maree, Parnell Harrison, Ella and Lewis, Meron (2021). Affordability of current, and healthy, more equitable, sustainable diets by area of socioeconomic disadvantage and remoteness in Queensland: insights into food choice. International Journal for Equity in Health, 20 (1) 153, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12939-021-01481-8

A systematic scoping review of the habitual dietary costs in low socioeconomic groups compared to high socioeconomic groups in Australia

Lewis, Meron, McNaughton, Sarah A., Rychetnik, Lucie and Lee, Amanda J. (2020). A systematic scoping review of the habitual dietary costs in low socioeconomic groups compared to high socioeconomic groups in Australia. Nutrition Journal, 19 (1) 139, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12937-020-00654-5

Maitjara Wangkanyi: insights from an ethnographic study of food practices of households in remote Australian Aboriginal communities

Bryce, Suzanne, Scales, Inawantji, Herron, Lisa-Maree, Wigginton, Britta, Lewis, Meron and Lee, Amanda (2020). Maitjara Wangkanyi: insights from an ethnographic study of food practices of households in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (21) 8109, 8109-22. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17218109

Affording health during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic downturn

Lewis, Meron and Lee, Amanda J. (2020). Affording health during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic downturn. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 44 (6) 1753-6405.13045, 519-520. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13045

Dietary inequity? A systematic scoping review of dietary intake in low socio-economic groups compared with high socio-economic groups in Australia

Lewis, Meron and Lee, Amanda J. (2020). Dietary inequity? A systematic scoping review of dietary intake in low socio-economic groups compared with high socio-economic groups in Australia. Public Health Nutrition, 24 (3), 1-19. doi: 10.1017/s1368980020003006

Streamlined data-gathering techniques to estimate the price and affordability of healthy and unhealthy diets under different pricing scenarios

Zorbas, Christina, Lee, Amanda, Peeters, Anna, Lewis, Meron, Landrigan, Timothy and Backholer, Kathryn (2020). Streamlined data-gathering techniques to estimate the price and affordability of healthy and unhealthy diets under different pricing scenarios. Public Health Nutrition, 24 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1017/s1368980020001718

A tale of two cities: the cost, price-differential and affordability of current and healthy diets in Sydney and Canberra, Australia

Lee, Amanda J., Kane, Sarah, Herron, Lisa-Maree, Matsuyama, Misa and Lewis, Meron (2020). A tale of two cities: the cost, price-differential and affordability of current and healthy diets in Sydney and Canberra, Australia. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17 (1) 80, 80. doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-00981-0

Testing the price of healthy and current diets in remote Aboriginal communities to improve food security: development of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Diets ASAP (Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing) methods

Lee, Amanda and Lewis, Meron (2018). Testing the price of healthy and current diets in remote Aboriginal communities to improve food security: development of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Diets ASAP (Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing) methods. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (12) 2912. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15122912

Healthy diets in rural Victoria-cheaper than unhealthy alternatives, yet unaffordable

Love, Penelope, Whelan, Jillian, Bell, Colin, Grainger, Felicity, Russell, Cherie, Lewis, Meron and Lee, Amanda (2018). Healthy diets in rural Victoria-cheaper than unhealthy alternatives, yet unaffordable. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (11) 2469, 2469. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15112469

Healthy diets ASAP – Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing methods protocol

Lee, Amanda J., Kane, Sarah, Lewis, Meron, Good, Elizabeth, Pollard, Christina M., Landrigan, Timothy J. and Dick, Mathew (2018). Healthy diets ASAP – Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing methods protocol. Nutrition Journal, 17 (1) 88, 88. doi: 10.1186/s12937-018-0396-0

Costing 'healthy' food baskets in Australia - a systematic review of food price and affordability monitoring tools, protocols and methods

Lewis, Meron and Lee, Amanda (2016). Costing 'healthy' food baskets in Australia - a systematic review of food price and affordability monitoring tools, protocols and methods. Public Health Nutrition, 19 (16), 2872-2886. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016002160

Dietary intake, cost, and affordability of diets in low socioeconomic groups in Australia

Lewis, Meron (2022). Dietary intake, cost, and affordability of diets in low socioeconomic groups in Australia. PhD Thesis, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/baa2556

A rapid review of evidence: effective portion size strategies

Lee, Amanda and Lewis, Meron (2017). A rapid review of evidence: effective portion size strategies. Ultimo, NSW Australia: The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre.