Examining Associations among Obesity and Per Capita Farmers' Markets, Grocery Stores/Supermarkets, and Supercenters in US Counties

Redirecting the Conversation on Rural Food Deserts: Reply to Lucan et al.

“…1 While that is certainly true, at least one study has found that access to alternative food sources such as farmers' markets was not a significant predictor of county-level obesity rates in metro counties, but was significant in non-metro counties. 8 the authors did not speculate as to why the relationship was only observed in rural counties, but their finding seems consistent with our study and may be worthy of further research.…”

Transforming sustainable food and waste behaviors by realigning domains of knowledge in our education system

“…Survey respondents who lived in Arizona were significantly less likely to purchase local food as often as the rest of the population (standardized beta=-.250, p<0.01). The influence of geographic location on local food purchasing may be an indication of situational or structural constraints associated with the fact that Arizona's cities have fewer farmer's markets per capita than other comparable US cities (Jilcott et al, 2011).…”

Obesity and the Food Environment Among Minority Groups

“…Most of the literature is crosssectional and uses objective measures of retail food environments. Yet, some evidence suggests a poor association between food environments assessed using objective measures and those perceived by community residents [89]. Less is known about racial/ethnic differences in perceived food environments.…”