The characteristics of the food environment can interfere with physical access to healthy
foods and accentuate health inequalities. The presence of food swamps, ie, the greater …

Introduction: The terms" food desert" and" food swamps" are terminology for classification
the food environment, being considerate physical access and socioeconomic condition …

O objetivo foi avaliar o ambiente alimentar comunitário ea existência de pântanos
alimentares no entorno das escolas de uma metrópole brasileira. Trata-se de um estudo …

This study identified food deserts and swamps, investigating their associations with
socioeconomic and demographic conditions. This ecological study was conducted using …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the community food environment, food deserts and
food swamps using several methods in Belo Horizonte City, Minas Gerais State, Brazil …

Food environment refers to the physical, social, cultural, economic and political contexts in
which people engage with food systems in order to acquire, prepare and consume food. In …

Background Food deserts are neighborhoods with little or no access to healthy food,
whereas food swamps are neighborhoods where unhealthy food options prevail over …

Objective: To evaluate changes in the retail food environment profile in a Brazilian
metropolis over a 10-year period. Design: An ecological study was conducted in the city of …

The inequities of Brazilian society are present in metropolitan favelas in the scope of the
provision of basic sanitation, health, and education services. They are also reflected in the …

Our study aimed to compare key aspects of the food environment in two low-income areas in
the city of Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil: one with low and the other with high …