Facilitators and barriers to the formulation of public policies on food and nutrition

A scoping review

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ID19590771
AutoresAna Carolina Feldenheimer Da Silva (0000-0001-5554-8856), ANA CAROLINE BATISTA RODRIGUES DA SILVA (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, autor de correspondencia), Andhressa Araújo Fagundes (0000-0003-4085-3270, Universidade Federal de Sergipe), Cíntia Chaves Curioni (0000-0002-5160-9567, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Clara Cecília Ribeiro De Sá (0000-0001-7263-799X, Universidade Federal de Sergipe), Gabriela Buccini (0000-0001-6008-0987, University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Maína Ribeiro Pereira-Castro (0000-0003-2771-4989, Universidade de Brasília), Maria Susana Lopes (0000-0003-3128-7959, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Mariana Souza Lopes, Luciana Lins Rocha (0000-0002-5963-6033, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Fernando Marcello Nunes Pereira (0000-0002-0080-2930, Universidade de Brasília), Elisabetta Gioconda Iole Giovanna Recine (0000-0002-5953-7094, Universidade de Brasília), Elisabetta Recine (Universidade de Brasília)
EditoresTakana Mary Silubonde-Moyana
Año2026
Volumen6
Número2
Páginase0005972
Fecha de publicación2026-02-23
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375
EditorialPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pgph.0005972
PMID41729980
OpenAlexW7131114311
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas25

This scoping review aims to identify facilitators and barriers to the formulation of public policies on food and nutrition across different contexts. The Scope review was conducted in seven databases. The search strategy was designed using research terms (and their derivatives) and included combinations of ‘nutrition’, ‘food’, ‘policy’, ‘guideline’, ‘action plan’, ‘strategy’, and ‘process’. All stages of data selection and extraction were independently performed by pairs of researchers. A narrative synthesis was developed to present the findings. A total of 17 articles were published in scientific journals, containing data from 28 countries across five continents (Africa, North and South America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania). The studies, published between 1979 and 2023, documented processes for developing policies, programs, and public plans for food and nutrition. The facilitators and barriers described in the policy development process were identified, and they were grouped into seven categories: (1) governance, (2) intersectoral negotiations, (3) political will, (4) policy characteristics, (5) team profile, (6) availability and use of data, and (7) conflict of interest and interference from the private sector. Except for conflict of interest, all categories were pointed out as elements that can potentially facilitate or hinder the policy development process. Understanding the facilitators and barriers to public policy formulation can impact the development process, such as reducing development time or formulating responses that are better aligned with the needs of the population. Policymakers can develop strategies to minimize the impact of barriers and leverage facilitators to develop more efficient policies with better outcomes

Data extraction · Developing country · Leverage (statistics) · Policy development · Process (computing) · Public policy · Scope (computer science) · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology