“It does help but there's a limit …”: Young people's perspectives on policies to manage hot food takeaways opening near schools
Our findings suggest that although young people find management zones acceptable and believe they have some positive impact on diet, they did not perceive management zones as effective as they could be. Participants articulated that the management of takeaways on their own is unlikely to reduce exposure to unhealthy foods. Widening the remit of planning policy to include outlets selling convenience foods may be important for policy optimisation.
Authors
- Shahizan Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7518-417X)
- Oliver Mytton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3218-9912)
- Nina Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1857-2122)
- Richard Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3837-6559)
- John Rahilly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1366-284X)
- Daniel Derbyshire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4309-6105)
- Ben Amies‐Cull (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7079-1288)
- Jean M Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5733-7830)
- Claire Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0864-9811)
- M Keeble
- Steven Cummins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3957-4357)
- Antonieta Medina‐Lara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7325-8246)
- Martin J. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-6757)
- Thomas Burgoine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6936-3801)
- Michael A. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2756-272X)
- Bea Savory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7159-4509)
- B. Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4644-8375)
Institutions
- Department of Health and Social Care (GB)
- University of Hertfordshire (GB)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- MRC Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Science & Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117810
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63
Funders
- Public Health Research Programme