The International Food Policy Study consists of national surveys conducted annually to evaluate the impact of national-level food policies. Surveys are being conducted in each of five countries—Australia, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States—to examine dietary patterns and policy-relevant behaviours across countries. Surveys are conducted among adults and youth (aged 10-17) in each of these countries, with additional youth surveys in Chile. The study will provide a quasi-experimental design for evaluating federal-level policies by providing both ‘within’ and ‘between-country’ measures over time.
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Recent IFPS papers
#notforkids: alcohol, vaping, and cannabis marketing by social media influencers popular with children and adolescents on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok and policy implications.
Potvin Kent M, Bagnato M, Pritchard M, Amson A, Remedios L, Sabir S, Gillis G, Pauzé E, Vergeer L, Vanderlee L, White CM, Hammond D.
Exploring sociodemographic and nutrition-related correlates of meal-kit use across five countries: findings from the International Food Policy Study.
Boyar L, White CM, Vanderlee L, Adam J, White M, Sacks G, Coyle D, Cooke N, Hammond D. Public Health Nutrition 2025; 29(1):e5.
The association between diet price and diet quality among Australian adults participating in the 2020 International Food Policy Study.
Mammone C, Wallace T, White CM, Backholder K, Gomez-Donoso C, Sacks G, Cameron AJ, Alston L, Hammond, Zorbas C. British Journal of Nutrition. Published online
The association between exposure to food marketing and dietary intake among youth in six countries.
Vergeer L, Gillis G, Rynard VL, Vanderlee L, White CM, Nieto C, Hammond D, Potvin Kent M. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Disparities in children’s sports participation and food advertising exposure in amateur sports settings in Canada.
Pauzé E, Roy-Gagnon MH, Mah CL, Vanderlee L, White C, Hammond D, Potvin Kent M. Health Promotion International 2025; 40(4):daaf107.
Can kids identify unprocessed fruit as healthier than an ultra-processed sugar-sweetened beverage? Functional versus self-reported nutrition knowledge and dietary intake among youth from six countries: Findings from the International Food Policy Study.
Boyar L, White CM, Vanderlee L, Bhawra J, Hammond D. BMC Nutrition 2025; 11(1):115.
Perceived income adequacy versus household income as a measure of socioeconomic status in cross-sectional population-level surveys conducted in six countries: an analysis of the 2022-2023 International Food Policy Study.
Acton RB, White CM, Rynard V, Hammond D. Public Health Reports 2025; Aug 20. doi:10.1177/00333549251358655. Epub ahead of print.
Prevalence of online food delivery platforms, meal kit delivery, and online grocery use in five countries: an analysis of survey data from the 2022 International Food Policy Study.
Bennet R, Gomez-Donoso C, Zorbas C, Sacks G, White C, Hammond D, Gupta A, Cameron A, Vanderlee L, Contreras-Manzano A, Backholer K. International Journal of
Neighbourhood out-of-home food environment, menu healthiness, and their associations with meal purchasing and diet quality: a multiverse analysis.
Huang Y, Burgoine T, White CM, Keeble M, Bishop TRP, Hammond D, Adams J. Nutrition Journal 2025; 24(1):56.
Household food security level and eating disorder behaviors across five countries in 2018–2022: Associations and moderators in the International Food Policy Study.
Efstate A, Hazzard VM, Burke NL, Sonneville KR, Hammond D. International Journal of Epidemiology 2025; 54(3):dyaf060.
