Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: The implications of trade liberalization for diet and health: a case study from Central America | Globalization and Health BioMed Central Research The implications of trade liberalization for diet and health a case study from Central America Anne Marie Thow 1 and Corinna Hawkes2 Open Access Address 1Menzies Centre for Health Policy Victor Coppleson Bldg D02 University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2006 Australia and 2Research Fellow International Food Policy Research Institute current affiliation Research Fellow School of Public Health University of Sao Paolo Sao Paulo Brazil Email Anne Marie Thow - Corinna Hawkes - corinnahawkes@ Corresponding author Published 28 July 2009 Received 12 March 2009 Globalization and Health 2009 5 5 doi 1744-8603-5-5 Accepted 28 July 2009 This article is available from http content 5 1 5 2009 Thow and Hawkes licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Central America has undergone extensive trade liberalization over the past two decades and has recently signed a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The region is also experiencing a dual burden of malnutrition with the growth of dietary patterns associated with the global nutrition transition . This study describes the relationship between trade liberalization policies and food imports and availability and draws implications for diet and health using Central America as a case study region. Methods Changes in tariff and non-tariff barriers for each country were documented and compared with time-series graphs of import production and availability data to show the outcome of changes in trade policy in relation to food imports and food availability. Results Changes in trade policy in Central America have directly affected food imports and availability via .
