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Three FGD held with men, six with women.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980020002426_as5\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Despite participants perceived healthy diet to be important, they felt their ability to maintain a healthy diet was limited. Inexpensive, unhealthy food was easier to access in Soweto than healthier alternatives. Factors such as land use, hygiene and low income played a fundamental role in shaping access to foods and decisions about what to eat. Participants suggested four broad areas for change: health sector, social protection, the food system and food environment. Their solutions ranged from improved nutrition education for women at clinic visits, communal vegetable gardens and government provision of food parcels to regulatory measures to improve the healthiness of their food environment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980020002426_as6\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>South Africa\u2019s current nutrition policy environment does not adequately address community-level needs that are often linked to structural factors beyond the health sector. Our findings suggest that to successfully address the double burden of malnutrition among women and children, a multifaceted approach is needed combining action on the ground with coherent policies that address upstream factors, including poverty. 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