The relationship of the local food environment with obesity: a systematic review of methods, study quality, and results

LK Cobb, LJ Appel, M Franco, JC Jones‐Smith, A Nur… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the relationship between local food environments and obesity and
assess the quality of studies reviewed. Methods Systematic keyword searches identified …

Measures of the food environment: A systematic review of the field, 2007–2015

LA Lytle, RL Sokol - Health & place, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Many studies have examined the relationship between the food environment
and health-related outcomes, but fewer consider the integrity of measures used to assess …

The role of the local retail food environment in fruit, vegetable and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in Brazil

AC Duran, SL De Almeida… - Public health …, 2016 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo examine the relationship between the local retail food environment and
consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) in São …

Dietary diversity and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Shashemane, Oromia, Central Ethiopia: A cross‐sectional study

M Desta, M Akibu, M Tadese… - Journal of nutrition and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Maternal dietary diversity is a proxy indicator of maternal nutrient adequacy
and improves health outcomes for both mothers and babies. However, little is documented …

Disparities in access to healthy diets: how food security and food shopping behaviors relate to fruit and vegetable intake

C Drisdelle, Y Kestens, AM Hamelin… - Journal of the Academy of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Food shopping behaviors may help determine how local food environments
influence fruit and vegetable (F/V) intake, especially among food insecure households …

Farmers' market shopping and dietary behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants

SBJ Pitts, Q Wu, CL Demarest, CE Dixon… - Public health …, 2015 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveBecause farmers' markets include a variety of fruits and vegetables, shopping at
farmers' markets would likely improve diet quality among low-income consumers, as well as …

Farmers' market use is associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in diverse southern rural communities

SBJ Pitts, A Gustafson, Q Wu, ML Mayo, RK Ward… - Nutrition journal, 2014 - Springer
Background While farmers' markets are a potential strategy to increase access to fruits and
vegetables in rural areas, more information is needed regarding use of farmers' markets …

Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and activity space measures for food environment research

TW Crawford, SBJ Pitts, JT McGuirt, TC Keyserling… - Health & place, 2014 - Elsevier
Greater accessibility to geospatial technologies has led to a surge of spatialized public
health research, much of which has focused on food environments. The purpose of this …

[PDF][PDF] Concerning limitations of food-environment research: a narrative review and commentary framed around obesity and diet-related diseases in youth

SC Lucan - J Acad Nutr Diet, 2015 - academia.edu
BEFORE DESCRIBING COMMON AND CONCERNING limitations of food-environment
research (and rec-ommendations to address them), it may be useful to discuss the rationale …

Multilevel approaches to increase fruit and vegetable intake in low-income housing communities: final results of the 'Live Well, Viva Bien'cluster-randomized trial

KM Gans, PM Risica, AD Keita, L Dionne… - International journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake can reduce risks for chronic disease, but is
much lower than recommended amounts in most Western populations, especially for those …