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The Interplay of Dietary Habits, Economic Factors, and Globalization: Assessing the Role of Institutional Quality

by
Mohammad Naim Azimi
1,*,
Mohammad Mafizur Rahman
1 and
Tek Maraseni
2
1
School of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba 4350, Australia
2
Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (CSAS), University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba 4350, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nutrients 2024, 16(18), 3116; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16183116
Submission received: 14 August 2024 / Revised: 10 September 2024 / Accepted: 14 September 2024 / Published: 15 September 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)

Abstract

Background: Dietary habits are pivotal for population health and well-being, yet remain a pressing global issue, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where economic instability and institutional challenges exacerbate dietary problems. Despite extensive research, there is a notable gap in the literature regarding the direct and interactive effects of institutional quality and inflationary shocks on dietary habits. Methods: This study delves into these complex interplays across 44 SSA nations from 2002 to 2022. Employing an innovative entropy method (EM) and the generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) modeling, the study introduces an inclusive institutional quality index and an inflationary shock predictor as crucial determinants of dietary habits in the literature. Results: The results from the panel-corrected standard error (PCSE) method and feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) model reveal that per capita GDP, school enrollment rate, government expenditures, globalization index, and urbanization are positively associated with population dietary habits, while inflationary shock, food insecurity, and unemployment rate exert negative influences. Notably, institutional quality acts as a catalyst, amplifying the positive effects of the former group and absorbing the negative impacts of the latter on population dietary habits. Additionally, a dynamic panel causality analysis confirms a bidirectional causality nexus between population dietary habits and all variables, except for inflationary shocks, which demonstrate a unidirectional causality link. Conclusions: These findings carry significant policy implications, underscoring the complex dynamics between institutional quality, inflationary shocks, and dietary habits in the region. The bidirectional causality highlights the need for holistic interventions that address economic, social, and institutional factors simultaneously. Moreover, the unidirectional causality of inflationary shocks on dietary habits suggests that stabilizing inflation is critical to protecting dietary habits. These results provide critical insights for policymakers to design targeted interventions aimed at improving nutrition, bolstering institutional frameworks, and ensuring public health resilience in the face of economic and social shocks.
Keywords: dietary habits; nutrition; institutional quality; economic growth; inflationary shock dietary habits; nutrition; institutional quality; economic growth; inflationary shock

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Azimi, M.N.; Rahman, M.M.; Maraseni, T. The Interplay of Dietary Habits, Economic Factors, and Globalization: Assessing the Role of Institutional Quality. Nutrients 2024, 16, 3116. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16183116

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Azimi MN, Rahman MM, Maraseni T. The Interplay of Dietary Habits, Economic Factors, and Globalization: Assessing the Role of Institutional Quality. Nutrients. 2024; 16(18):3116. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16183116

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Azimi, Mohammad Naim, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, and Tek Maraseni. 2024. "The Interplay of Dietary Habits, Economic Factors, and Globalization: Assessing the Role of Institutional Quality" Nutrients 16, no. 18: 3116. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16183116

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