OBJECTIVES: We examined whether access to retail sources of healthy and unhealthy food
varies according to level of neighbourhood material deprivation in three Ontario regions and …

Studies of food environment often examine single dimensions of areas that may not account
for complexity of exposure to all food sources. With respect to the deprivation amplification …

Objectives: Physical access to stores selling groceries, fresh fruit and vegetables (FV) is
essential for urban dwellers. In Canadian cities where low-density development practices …

Objective This study sought to extend previous analyses of food insecurity in Montréal by
examining the relationship between neighbourhood socio-demographic and urban form …

Background Based on the need for better measurement of the retail food environment in
rural settings and to examine how deprivation may be unique in rural settings, the aims of …

Objective: This study examined the separate relationships between socio-economic
disadvantage and the density of multiple types of food outlets, and relationships between …

This study addresses links between economic and nutritional variation in an urban North
American setting. We employed a mixed-methods approach including mapping, semi …

This study uses service area–based coverage and various count regression methods to
assess neighbourhood‐level healthy and unhealthy food environments, and food access …

Background A growing body of research suggests that the suburbanization of food retailers
in North America and the United Kingdom in recent decades has contributed to the …

BACKGROUND: Poor dietary patterns and obesity, established risk factors for chronic
disease, have been linked to neighborhood deprivation, neighborhood minority …