This study surveys 900 supplemental nutrition assistance program recipient or eligible
households and 300 supplemental nutrition assistance program ineligible households in …

Increasingly, studies are focusing on the role the local food environment plays in residents'
ability to purchase affordable, healthy and nutritious foods. In a food desert, an area devoid …

Objective: Recent research on access to food among low-income populations in
industrialised countries has begun to focus on neighbourhood food availability as a key …

ObjectiveTo provide a richer understanding of food access and purchasing practices among
US urban food desert residents and their association with diet and BMI. DesignData on food …

Background Food shopping behaviors may help determine how local food environments
influence fruit and vegetable (F/V) intake, especially among food insecure households …

Objective To explore potential differences in food shopping behaviors and healthy food
availability perceptions between residents living in areas with low and high food access …

Low access to food retailers selling healthy and affordable foods may lead to reliance on
food retail venues that carry a limited range of foods. Reliance on smaller retail stores and …

The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 directed the US Dept. of Agr. to conduct a 1-
year study to assess the extent of areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food …

National and local policies to improve diet in low-income US populations include increasing
physical access to grocery stores and supermarkets in underserved neighborhoods. In a …

ObjectiveTo examine the association of both perceived and geographic neighbourhood food
access with food security status among households with children. DesignThis was a cross …