In a context where epidemiologic research has been heavily influenced by a biomedical and
individualistic approach, the naming of “social epidemiology” allowed explicit emphasis on …

The world faces a global nutrition crisis, most clearly evidenced by the twin pandemics of
obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Yet, substantial confusion and controversy exist about …

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between dollar store expansion and
food access. We begin by documenting the growth of dollar stores over time and comparing …

To examine how barriers to healthy food access and household income are associated with
cooking and eating behaviors we fielded a nationally representative survey among 1112 …

Background Poor diet is the leading preventable risk factor contributing to the burden of
disease globally and in Australia, and is inequitably distributed. As the price of healthy foods …

For the last twenty years, scholarly research has relied primarily on food deserts as a way to
frame geographic disparities in access to healthy foods. The results of this research have …

Background The food system is a social determinant of health and a leverage point for
reducing diet-related racial inequities. Yet, food system interventions have not resulted in …

Several emerging technologies for agri-food systems are promoted by supporters as
alleviating the instabilities of COVID-19 and thus increasingly necessary and inevitable …

A large body of research suggests that neighborhood disparities in food access persist.
Emerging evidence suggests that the global COVID-19 pandemic likely exacerbated …

Objective: The current study aimed to investigate availability and placement of healthy and
discretionary (less healthy) food in supermarkets in Victoria, Australia, and examine …