Food Intake in Rural, Low-Income Families

Stang, Jamie; Kossover, Rachel

doi:10.1016/j.jada.2005.09.031

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“…Studies examining the rural food environment have found fewer food stores per square mile than more urbanized areas. [15][16][17][18][19] Convenience stores have been found to dominate the rural landscape, [15][16][17]20 and some residents must travel 20 miles or more to reach a supermarket. 18,21 Additional challenges for food access in rural areas are ongoing economic decline and population out-migration, creating less of an economic base for food retail stores, resulting in the closure and consolidation of food stores.…”

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Prevalence of Nontraditional Food Stores and Distance to Healthy Foods in a Rural Food Environment

Gantner

Olson

Frongillo

et al. 2011

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition

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Rural environments may present unique challenges for food access compared to urban areas. Eight hundred and seventy food stores were surveyed based on the availability of foods in 14 different food categories in an 8700-square-mile area of Upstate New York. Distances from these stores to 555 area households were calculated. A large number of nontraditional food stores constituted this rural food environment, and these stores were closer on average to households than traditional food stores. Fresh produce was available in only 43% of stores (mainly supermarkets and grocery stores and about one third of convenience stores). Less healthful foods like soda and chips were sold in nearly all stores. On average residents lived about 68% further away from fresh produce like apples and tomatoes (3.2 miles) than processed foods like soda and chips (1.9 miles).

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Prevalence of Nontraditional Food Stores and Distance to Healthy Foods in a Rural Food Environment

Gantner

Olson

Frongillo

et al. 2011

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition

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“…Research has long correlated income levels to household food security. 25–27 just as research shows that retirement age is often accompanied by decreased income levels 28,29 and decreased food security. 30 Many studies also indicate that food security can be linked primarily to other household variables including housing type and neighbourhood demographics.…”

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When less is more: From kitchen space assessments to food security for mobile and stationary recreational vehicle dwellers

McGonagall

Lee

2017

Indoor and Built Environment

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This study examined full-time recreational vehicle dwellers in the USA and revealed that mobile and stationary recreational vehicle dwellers were mainly the ‘young-old’ and those entering retirement ages, at an average of 60 years of age. Many recreational vehicle dwellers on limited incomes were found to occupy their recreational vehicles on a permanent basis. Because food security definitions require adequate space for food security, it was assumed that food strategies and food security in limited spaces such as the recreational vehicle might differ among mobile and stationary recreational vehicle dwellers based on their income levels and ability to comply with expected social and cultural standards for housing and recreational vehicle populations. By comparing mobile and stationary recreational vehicle dwellers and further grouping recreational vehicle dwellers as those over and under 65 years of age, this study examined how personal assessments varied in terms of kitchen space, food security and related household food strategies. This study focused on kitchen space assessments and their relation to food security. The stationary full-time occupancy of the recreational vehicles as primary housing is not regulated by law or housing codes. Thus, this study's results will be valuable to understanding aged individuals' housing perceptions and needs in order to provide foundational information for policy and regulation development for alternative housing, such as recreational vehicles and smaller dwellings.

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Availability of More Healthful Food Alternatives in Traditional, Convenience, and Nontraditional Types of Food Stores in Two Rural Texas Counties

Bustillos

Sharkey²,

Anding³

et al. 2009

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

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Food Intake in Rural, Low-Income Families

Cited by 7 publications

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Prevalence of Nontraditional Food Stores and Distance to Healthy Foods in a Rural Food Environment

Prevalence of Nontraditional Food Stores and Distance to Healthy Foods in a Rural Food Environment

When less is more: From kitchen space assessments to food security for mobile and stationary recreational vehicle dwellers

Availability of More Healthful Food Alternatives in Traditional, Convenience, and Nontraditional Types of Food Stores in Two Rural Texas Counties

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