Deprivation, Diet, and Food-Retail Access: Findings from the Leeds ‘Food Deserts' Study

Wrigley, Neil; Warm, Daniel; Margetts, Barrie

doi:10.1068/a35150

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“…[30][31][32][33][34] One study in particular, using an experimental design, found that individuals who previously consumed few fruits and vegetables significantly increased their consumption after a new supermarket was built in their neighborhood. 35 These studies underscore the possibility that the association between supermarket access and obesity found in our analysis, as well as in earlier studies, may be predominately mediated by dietary consumption. Individuals with greater access to supermarkets may consume a greater variety of healthy foods thus promoting healthier body weight.…”

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The Association between Obesity and Urban Food Environments

et al. 2010

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Several studies have examined associations between the food retail environment and obesity, though virtually no work has been done in the urban South, where obesity rates are among the highest in the country. This study assessed associations between access to food retail outlets and obesity in New Orleans. Data on individual characteristics and body weight were collected by telephone interviews from a random sample of adults (N=3,925) living in New Orleans in [2004][2005]. The neighborhood of each individual was geo-mapped by creating a 2-km buffer around the center point of the census tract in which they lived. Food retailer counts were created by summing the total number of each food store type and fast food establishment within this 2-km neighborhood. Hierarchical linear models assessed associations between access to food retailers and obesity status. After adjusting for individual characteristics, each additional supermarket in a respondent's neighborhood was associated with a reduced odds for obesity (OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.88-0.99). Fast food restaurant (OR 1.01, 95% CI 1.00-1.02) and convenience store (OR 1.01, 95% CI 1.00-1.02) access were each predictive of greater obesity odds. An individual's access to food stores and fast food restaurants may play a part in determining weight status. Future studies with longitudinal and experimental designs are needed to test whether modifications in the food environment may assist in the prevention of obesity.

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The Association between Obesity and Urban Food Environments

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“…In such localities, consumers are highly dependent on convenience stores as they often provide the only remaining access to grocery stores, with the consequence that consumers in these areas tend to pay higher prices and have a more restricted diet (Whelan et al 2002). At the other extreme, a handful of major studies have explored the effect of provision interventions from the opening of major multiple-owned superstores in food deserts in Leeds (Wrigley et al 2002a;Wrigley et al 2003;Wrigley et al 2002b) and Glasgow (Cummins et al 2008), attempting to assess the effects on diet. These findings provide contrary evidence that such large-scale initiatives have a positive effect on the dietary patterns of local households.…”

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The economic and social role of small stores: a review of UK evidence

Clarke

Banga

2010

The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer R

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There is considerable concern in the UK regarding the growing power of supermarkets, a concern that culminated recently in a UK Competition Commission enquiry in the grocery sector. Against this backdrop, some suppliers, independent retailers and societal groups have been critical of the investigation, implying that it did not do justice to the role of small stores in society, and that this issue is insufficiently understood by policy-makers. To address this need, this paper reviews and assesses the available UK evidence on the social and economic role of small independent stores, and the values that are attached to them by the communities they serve. This is achieved using the Systematic Literature Review methodology. The purpose of the paper is to gauge the evidence as a platform for wider debate on how the role of small stores can be maintained and enhanced. The paper identifies key themes and gaps in the literature as a basis for identifying research priorities, and highlights implications for public policy and planning.

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“…This involved an uncontrolled before-and-after 'intervention' (the intervention being a new Tesco superstore) study of changes in food consumption patterns in a highly deprived area. Wrigley et al (2002bWrigley et al ( , 2003 concluded that there were significant improvements post-intervention in terms of food retail access, accompanied by improved diet amongst some groups of…”

Section: A) Retail-led Regeneration and Food Desertsmentioning

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“…Purchase of these products can be considered from the data collected. For example, Wrigley et al, (2002bWrigley et al, ( , 2003 investigated the way that shoppers switched their store for the purchase of fruit and vegetables. The Seacroft study suggested that whilst shoppers switched away from limited line discounters for their fruit and vegetable purchasing those who patronised smaller shops for fruit and vegetable purchasing were less likely to switch.…”

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“…Secondly, a study in Leeds (Wrigley et al, 2002b(Wrigley et al, , 2003 analysed the effects of major new food retail provision on diet in a 'food desert'. This involved an uncontrolled before-and-after 'intervention' (the intervention being a new Tesco superstore) study of changes in food consumption patterns in a highly deprived area.…”

Section: A) Retail-led Regeneration and Food Desertsmentioning

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Retail-led regeneration and store-switching behaviour

Cummins

Findlay

Petticrew

et al. 2008

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

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Retail-led regeneration of 'food deserts' has become accepted policy in the UK, although the impacts of such stores remain under-researched. It is assumed that residents will switch their shopping behaviour to the new store and then alter their purchasing patterns to include more healthy options. A pre-and post 'intervention' study in a deprived area and an equally deprived non-intervention area of Glasgow finds that high switching rates to the new store were identified, indicating some success in altering shopping behaviours. Many switched from large food stores outside the area to shopping within the area. Dietary patterns in the intervention area were maintained after store development; store switching did not induce dietary switching. Results suggest policy should be based on attempting to change both shopping and purchasing behaviours rather than assuming the latter will automatically be transformed by new retail spaces and offers.

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Deprivation, Diet, and Food-Retail Access: Findings from the Leeds ‘Food Deserts' Study

Cited by 349 publications

References 31 publications

The Association between Obesity and Urban Food Environments

The Association between Obesity and Urban Food Environments

The economic and social role of small stores: a review of UK evidence

Retail-led regeneration and store-switching behaviour

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