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Gezondheidslogo's hebben een snelle opmars gemaakt in het supermarktschap. Het "Ik Kies Bewust"-logo en het "Gezonde Keuze Klavertje" zijn de twee gezondheidsvignetten die we sinds enkele jaren in Nederland kennen. Ze zijn te vinden op de voorkant van de verpakking van voedingsmiddelen en bijna niet meer over het hoofd te zien bij het doen van boodschappen. Gezondheidslogo's informeren consumenten in één oogopslag over gezonde voeding. Logo's wensen te helpen om gezonder te eten in tijden dat steeds meer mensen dikker worden. Ook moeten ze behulpzaam zijn om voedingsproducenten te stimuleren hun levensmiddelen gezonder te maken. Maar beantwoorden de gezondheidslogo's aan deze verwachtingen? Zijn logo's onbetwistbaar functioneel aan "de gezonde zaak"? Zowel hun recente en resolute opkomst in de voedingsmarkt als de toegedichte positieve invloed op het gezondheidsvraagstuk geven aanleiding gezondheidlogo's nader onder de loep te nemen. De verkenningen in dit boek stellen zich vragen bij wijze van routebeschrijving. Bereikt de aangeboden informatie de consument? Leiden logo's naar gezond voedingskeuzegedrag? Worden consumenten op het verkeerde been gezet door gezondheidslogo's op de verpakking van frisdrank of mayonaise? Zetten gezondheidslogo's bedrijven aan tot innovatie in de richting van gezondere voedingsmiddelen? Dragen gezondheidslogo's bij aan de verbetering van de volksgezondheid? In Gezondheidslogo's op eten wordt het terrein van gezondheidslogo's op diverse manieren bewandeld en belicht. De auteurs doen op aantrekkelijke en toegankelijke wijze verslag van hun bevindingen. Dit boek biedt informatie en inspiratie aan professionals en studenten in beleid, wetenschap, voorlichting en bedrijfsleven met belangstelling voor ontwikkelingen op het gebied van gezondheidsinformatie op eten

Research in developed countries showed that many citizens perceive that radio signals transmitted by mobile phones and base stations represent potential health risks. Less research has been conducted in developing countries focused on citizen perceptions of risks and benefits, despite the recent and rapid introduction of mobile communication technologies. This study aims to identify factors that are influential in determining the tradeoffs that Bangladeshi citizens make between risks and benefits in terms of mobile phone technology acceptance and health concerns associated with the technology. Bangladesh was selected as representative of many developing countries inasmuch as terrestrial telephone infrastructure is insubstantial, and mobile phone use has expanded rapidly over the last decade, even among the poor. Issues of importance were identified in a small‐scale qualitative study among Bangladeshi citizens (n = 13), followed by a survey within a sample of Bangladeshi citizens (n = 500). The results demonstrate that, in general, the perceived benefits of mobile phone technology outweigh the risks. The perceived benefits are primarily related to the social and personal advantages of mobile phone use, including the ability to receive emergency news about floods, cyclones, and other natural disasters. Base stations were seen as a symbol of societal advance. The results furthermore suggest that overall risk perceptions are relatively low, in particular health risks, and are primarily driven by perceptions that related to crime and social inconvenience. Perceived health risks are relatively small. These findings show that risk communication and management may be particularly effective when contextual factors of the society where the system is implemented are taken into consideration.

There is little agreement among governments, institutions, scientists and food activists as to how to best tackle the challenging issues of health and sustainability in the food sector. This essay discusses the potential of school meals as a platform to promote healthy and sustainable food behavior. School meal programs are of particular interest for improving public diet because they reach children at a population scale across socio-economic classes and for over a decade of their lives, and because food habits of children are more malleable than those of adults. Current research on the history and health implications of school meal programs is reviewed in a cross-national comparative framework, and arguments explored that speak for the need of a new developmental phase of school meals as an integrative learning platform for healthy and sustainable food behavior. Nutritional, social, practical, educational, economical, political, and cultural perspectives and challenges linked to the implementation of healthy and sustainable school meals are discussed. Finally, the need for long-term interventions and evaluations is highlighted and new research directions are proposed.