Neighbourhood fruit and vegetable availability and consumption: the role of small food stores in an urban environment
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Objective: Previous studies on the relationship of dietary intake to the neighbourhood food environment have focused on access to supermarkets, quantified by geographic distance or store concentration measures. However, in-store food availability may also be an important determinant, particularly for urban neighbourhoods with a greater concentration of small food stores. This study synthesises both types of information – store access and in-store availability – to determine their potential relationship to fruit and vegetable consumption. Design: Residents in four census tracts were surveyed in 2001 about their fruit and vegetable intake. Household distances to food stores in these and surrounding tracts were obtained using geographical information system mapping techniques. In-store fruit and vegetable availability was measured by linear shelf space. Multivariate linear regression models were used to measure the association of these neighbourhood availability measures with consumption. Setting: Four contiguous census tracts in central-city New Orleans. Subjects: A random sample of 102 households. Results: Greater fresh vegetable availability within 100 m of a residence was a positive predictor of vegetable intake; each additional metre of shelf space was associated with 0.35 servings per day of increased intake. Fresh fruit availability was not associated with intake, although having a small food store within this same distance was a marginal predictor of fruit consumption. Conclusions: The findings suggest the possible importance of small neighbourhood food stores and their fresh produce availability in affecting fruit and vegetable intake.
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Among 4 studies, positive correlations between supermarket shelf space and self-reported consumption of various foods were generally seen only in unadjusted analyses.
“Among 4 studies, positive correlations were generally seen only in unadjusted (crude) analyses for self-reported consumption of various foods and corresponding shelf space in supermarkets.313–316”
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- Authors
- Bodor, J. N., Rose, D., Farley, T. A., Swalm, C., & Scott, S. K.
- Affiliations
- Tulane University (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rose, Donald
- Venue
- Public Health Nutrition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2008-04
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 413-420
- ISSN
- 1368-9800 (ISSN-L)
- 1475-2727
- OpenAlex
- W2141973330
- Cited by
- 430
- References
- 27
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- FWCI
- 44.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Public Health Nutrition (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Keywords
- fruit and vegetable intake, neighbourhood food environment, small food stores, urban neighborhoods, New Orleans, dietary intake, food retail
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Commerce, Demography, Female, Food Supply, Fruit, Humans, Louisiana, Male, Middle Aged, Poverty, Public Assistance, Transportation, Urban Health, Vegetables, Multivariate Analysis, Linear Models
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