Neighbourhood fruit and vegetable availability and consumption: the role of small food stores in an urban environment

被引:292
作者
Bodor, J. Nicholas [1 ]
Rose, Donald [1 ]
Farley, Thomas A. [1 ]
Swalm, Christopher [1 ]
Scott, Susanne K. [2 ]
机构
[1] Tulane Univ, Dept Community Hlth Sci, Sch Publ Hlth & Trop Med, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
[2] Ohio State Univ, Coll Publ Hlth, Div Epidemiol, Columbus, OH USA
关键词
fruit and vegetable intake; neighbourhood food environment; store access; in-store availability; shelf space;
D O I
10.1017/S1368980007000493
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
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 neighhourhoods 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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页码:413 / 420
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