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. 2016 Jun 8;16:487. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3142-6

Table 2.

The 35 drivers shared between only two of the five food-related population health issues

Infectious foodborne illness Dietary contamination Food allergy Food insecurity
Obesity Population demographics [75, 76] Diet [7780] Gut microbiota [7779, 8197] Food prices and affordability [98, 117, 123128]
Genetics [78, 79, 82, 84, 86, 90, 94, 97104] Food environments [76, 100, 102, 104, 119, 126128]
Epigenetics [81, 86, 89, 97, 105109] Social norms [113, 116, 126, 129133]
Western-style diet [83, 84, 8992, 94, 98, 110116] Types of foods available within schools and daycares [76, 100, 125127, 133135]
Age [76, 84, 93, 97, 100, 108, 109, 117, 118] Health status [79, 117, 124, 125, 131, 135137]
Caesarean birth [79, 81, 90, 94, 95] Sex and gender [76, 79, 84, 100, 109, 117, 127, 128]
Use of antibiotics [79, 84, 90, 94, 95] Ethnicity [76, 109, 118, 128]
Early life feeding [76, 79, 81, 86, 9395, 97, 98, 100, 102, 107, 108, 116, 117, 119121] Culture [101, 117, 128130, 132, 133, 138, 139]
Maternal-fetal interaction [81, 89, 95, 98, 104106, 122] Globalization and increasing global trade [113, 129, 130]
The economic environment [113, 123, 124, 129, 132, 133]
Food marketing and advertising [86, 98, 101, 112, 124128, 130]
Inter-personal influences and supports [76, 100, 101, 109, 117, 125, 126, 130, 131, 133, 135, 138, 139]
Food skills and knowledge [76, 86, 93, 101, 116, 117, 123, 125127, 130, 138]
Household/family structure and dynamics [76, 98, 100, 101, 116, 117, 119, 121, 125, 126, 129, 130, 133, 135, 137140]
Built environment [86, 98, 113, 123, 127, 132, 133, 135, 138, 139]
Community dynamics and well-being [76, 100, 123, 133, 137]
Time and resources needed to eat ‘healthy’ [101, 117, 123, 125, 141144]
Infectious foodborne illness - Global warming [75, 145147] Changes in exposure to infectious diseases [75, 94, 96] (none)
Precipitation [75, 145148]
Spatial co-existence of people with fauna [145, 147, 149]
Agricultural intensification [145, 147]
Dietary contaminants - - (none) Traditional foods and diet [123, 138, 147]
The food supply [124, 128, 130, 133, 147]
Food allergy - - - (none)