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high-income countries
Also known as: high-income economies, higher-income countries
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Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable ... frontiersin.org 3 facts
referenceSteenson and Buttriss (2021) examined necessary changes for healthier and more sustainable diets in high-income countries in Nutrition Bulletin.
claimResearch published since 2015 consistently indicates that reducing or substituting animal-source foods with plant-based foods in high-income countries provides beneficial impacts on human health, climate change emissions, and natural resource use.
claimShifting consumption patterns in high- and middle-income countries to align with national food-based dietary guidelines would simultaneously generate environmental and health benefits.
Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 2 facts
claimPositive and negative dietary changes between 2010 and 2018 were primarily confined to high- and upper-middle-income countries, with the least progress observed in low-income countries.
claimHealthy and sustainable dietary patterns are currently more affordable than typical Western diets in high- and middle-income countries.
5.1 Physical Health and Growth in Early Childhood - OpenStax openstax.org Oct 16, 2024 1 fact
claimSocioeconomic factors influence height and weight, as children in high-income countries who receive better nutrition and health care grow taller and weigh more than their peers in low- and middle-income countries.
Diet composition and staple-food dependence as structural ... researchsquare.com 1 fact
claimHigh-income countries in North America and Western Europe present higher diet diversity scores, but their diets are often inclusive of processed foods that contribute to poor health outcomes.
Dietary diversity insufficiently explains differences in prevalence of ... journals.plos.org 1 fact
measurementThe prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy is above 40% in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), compared to below 20% in high-income countries.
Designing Carbon Pricing Policies Across the Globe link.springer.com 1 fact
claimThe population of experts surveyed in the study is not globally representative because a disproportionate fraction of academic experts are located in higher-income countries.
Navigating market and political uncertainties in the age of energy ... brookings.edu Mar 11, 2025 1 fact
measurementThe share of Chinese electric vehicle exports to high-income countries reached 60% in 2023.
U.S. tariff outcomes dependent on trading partner responses dallasfed.org May 13, 2025 1 fact
referenceEngel’s law states that as income rises, the share of income spent on food declines, a pattern that increasingly applies to manufactured goods in high-income economies.
Neurodiversity in Practice: a Conceptual Model of Autistic Strengths ... link.springer.com Jul 25, 2023 1 fact
referenceIn high-income countries, the most common approaches to intervention for neurodivergent children include early intervention, specialist-delivered therapy, and caregiver-mediated intervention approaches, as supported by research from Brookman-Frazee et al. (2012), Gibson et al. (2021), Kumar et al. (2022), Matson & Konst (2014), Rojas-Torres et al. (2020), and Zhou & Yi (2014).