Distance to food stores & adolescent male fruit and vegetable consumption: mediation effects
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BACKGROUND: The physical environments in which adolescents reside and their access to food stores may influence their consumption of fruit and vegetables. This association could either be direct or mediated via psychosocial variables or home availability of fruit and vegetables. A greater understanding of these associations would aide the design of new interventions. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between distance to food stores and restaurants and fruit and vegetable consumption and the possible mediating role of psychosocial variables and home availability. METHODS: Fruit and vegetable consumption of 204 Boy Scouts was assessed by a food frequency questionnaire in 2003. Participant addresses were geo-coded and distance to different types of food stores and restaurants calculated. Fruit and vegetable preferences, home availability and self-efficacy were measured. Regression models were run with backward deletion of non-significant environmental and psychosocial variables. Mediation tests were performed. RESULTS: Residing further away from a small food store (SFS) (convenience store and drug store) was associated with increased fruit and juice and low fat vegetable consumption. Residing closer to a fast food restaurant was associated with increased high fat vegetable and fruit and juice consumption. Vegetable preferences partially mediated (26%) the relationship between low fat vegetable consumption and distance to the nearest SFS. CONCLUSION: Distance to SFS and fast food restaurants were associated with fruit and vegetable consumption among male adolescents. Vegetable preferences partially mediated the distance to low fat vegetable relationship. More research is needed to elucidate how environmental variables impact children's dietary intake.
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In 2 smaller studies, living closer to a neighborhood convenience store was associated with more healthful dietary habits among women but less healthful dietary habits among adolescent boys.
“In 2 smaller studies, living closer to a neighborhood convenience store was associated with more healthful dietary habits among women285 but less healthful dietary habits among adolescent boys.288”
From Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2012) · cites this paper as [288]
Four larger cross-sectional studies found greater accessibility to neighborhood supermarkets was associated with more healthful dietary habits; 1 small cross-sectional study and the only large longitudinal study did not.
“Four larger cross-sectional studies found that greater accessibility to neighborhood supermarkets (presence, number, or distance) was associated with more healthful dietary habits284–287; 1 small cross-sectional study288 and the only large longitudinal study289 did not.”
From Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2012) · cites this paper as [288]
Some cross-sectional studies assessed relation of neighborhood full-service restaurants with dietary habits, with generally null results.
“Some cross-sectional studies have assessed the relation of neighborhood full-service restaurants with dietary habits, with generally null results.284,288”
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A few cross-sectional studies assessed relation of neighborhood fast-food restaurants to dietary habits, with generally null results.
“A few cross-sectional studies have assessed the relation of neighborhood fast-food restaurants to dietary habits, with generally null results.284,288,302”
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- Authors
- Jago, R., Baranowski, T., Baranowski, J. C., Cullen, K. W., & Thompson, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Jago, Russell
- Venue
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Published
- 2007
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 35
- ISSN
- 1479-5868 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2014759
- OpenAlex
- W2008515501
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- FWCI
- 8.36
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Funders
- American Cancer Society
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (58-6250-6001)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Texas Children's Hospital
- Agricultural Research Service (58-6250-6-001)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Keywords
- food environment, fruit and vegetable intake, adolescent boys, mediation, vegetable preference, self-efficacy, household food availability, small food stores, fast food restaurants, convenience stores, dietary intake
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