Brief- Food Choices: Why We Eat What We Eat Posted on 19/07/2018 (09/09/2019) by Siki kigongo PUBLICATIONS RESOURCES // PUBLICATIONS General Brief- Food Choices: Why We Eat What We Eat Health and Wellbeing July 2018 In Kenya, overweight and obesity have increased by almost tenfold over the last six years (25% in 2008 to 33% in 2014) and are higher among urban dwellers compared to those in the rural areas. Noncommunicable diseases have also increased, now accounting for 27% of total ill health, a third of all deaths, and more than half of hospital bed occupancy in the country. The Photovoice activities that resulted in these photos and captions are a part of the research. Together with the other elements of the study, it is hoped to contribute new evidence on how to improve the consumption of healthy diets as a key strategy to overweight, obesity and related non-communicable diseases in Kenya. Download CONTRIBUTORS Head of Maternal and Child Wellbeing Elizabeth Kimani-Murage Elizabeth, a Public Health Nutrition Specialist and a Research Scientist… View Profile Research Scientist Gershim Asiki Gershim Asiki is a Research Scientist at APHRC, leading the… View Profile Communications Officer Michelle Mbuthia Michelle is a Communications Officer in the Policy Engagement and… View Profile Research Officer Milka Njeri Milka works under the Health Challenges and Systems Program, in… View Profile SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Women’s autonomy and reproductive health-care-seeking behavior in Ethiopia Journal Articles Women’s attitudes and beliefs towards specific contraceptive methods in Bangladesh and Kenya Briefing Papers Why do some men and women never test for HIV? Insights from Demographic and Health Surveys in Zambia and Lesotho General Who are the missing men? Characterizing men who have never tested for HIV from population-based surveys in six sub-Saharan African countries Technical Reports Voices for action: A report of community engagement on vulnerability and solutions to food and nutrition insecurity maasai community, Kajiado, Kenya* General Voices for action Journal Articles Vitamin a supplementation and stunting levels among two year olds in kenya: evidence from the 2008-09 kenya demographic and health survey* Journal Articles Use of anchoring vignettes to evaluate health reporting behavior amongst adults aged 50 years and above in africa and asia testing assumptions* Policy brief Unsafe abortion as a risk factor for maternal mortality in Liberia