Table 2 Economical barriers to standard consumption of salt, sugar, and fat in Iran
Theme | Category | Examples of economic barriers |
|---|---|---|
Economical factors | The adverse impact of sanctions on people’s choice in diet | Challenging the government to implement some policies For households to provide the family’s food basket |
Inadequate income | Insufficient revenues lead to purchasing unhealthy and cheap food | |
Inappropriate media advertisement | Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) and municipalities’ significant portion of revenue through advertising harmful products | |
Undesirable subsidy system | The subsidy system deviated from its initial purposes and could not reach to aims | |
Failure in implementing tax policies | Lack of a system that imposes a tax on unhealthy products to increase the price |