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Furey, Sinéad; Strugnell, Christopher; McIlveen, Heather

doi:10.1023/a:1015218502547

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“…Over thirty years ago, social marketers identified the disadvantaged consumer of the 'urban ghettos' (Andreasen, 1975), neighbourhoods that lack income and attract a variety of retailers characterised by high prices, low competition, lower quality, and a smaller choice of available goods (Hill, 2008 (Furey, Strugnell, & McIlveen, 2001;Paddison & Calderwood, 2007;Wrigley, Warm, Margetts & Lowe, 2004). Other marginalised consumers have found themselves excluded from mainstream consumption practices, and consequently the rest of society, solely by the fact they cannot afford to buy goods (Williams & Windebank, 2002).…”

Section: Governing Citizens Through Self-governing Consumersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Purchase power: An examination of consumption as voting

Moraes

Shaw

Carrigan

2011

Journal of Marketing Management

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Section: Governing Citizens Through Self-governing Consumersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Purchase power: An examination of consumption as voting

Moraes

Shaw

Carrigan

2011

Journal of Marketing Management

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“…Food deserts have also been characterized by increased exposure to tobacco and alcohol advertisements and greater numbers of fast food restaurants, convenience stores, and liquor stores [70]. These food deserts are disproportionately housed in low-income and minority neighborhoods, and due to transportation and economic barriers, the poor tend to make food choices based on food outlets in their immediate neighborhoods [71–73]. A major consequence of food deserts is increased exposure to energy-dense and processed foods that promote poor diet quality, present a barrier to healthful eating and increase the risk of obesity and chronic cardiovascular and metabolic disease [74–76].…”

Section: Neighborhood Environment and Access To Healthy Foodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dietary Factors and Cognitive Function in Poor Urban Settings

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A significant body of evidence suggests that poor dietary intake is associated with reduced cognitive function. However, few studies have examined this relation in poor urban settings. Our brief review suggests that (a) higher overall diet quality may play a particularly important role in cognitive function among the poorest; and (b) greater vitamin E intake is related to better cognitive performance, at least in part, via fewer depressive symptoms. The broader recent literature strongly suggests the beneficial role of diet for learning and memory, and potentially synergistic influences on other cognitive domains. However, adherence to healthful diet among urban poor may be limited by factors such as cost and access. Here, we propose several potential moderators and mediators of diet-cognition relations among urban poor. Future studies should focus on the complex interplay among factors that influence the role of diet in cognitive function among poor, urban-dwelling persons.

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“…This is partly because most studies on food access consider urban areas only, and spatial accessibility in rural areas is often characterised at crude levels, like counties [4]. Other studies eschew any geographic definition of accessibility altogether [9,10]. This problem has implications for planning, since an inaccurate definition of geographic food deserts can lead to an inappropriate deployment of public policy programs intended to improve economic or behavioural food access.…”

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“…Public health studies have indicated that well-educated, high-income populations tend to eat healthier than their less-educated, lower-income counterparts [19,20]. Healthy diets are also more expensive to attain in the absence of large-scale grocery stores [9,21]. Cross-sectional research indicates that lower obesity rates are correlated with proximity to supermarkets, while higher obesity rates are correlated with proximity to fast food and convenience stores [22,23].…”

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An application of the edge effect in measuring accessibility to multiple food retailer types in Southwestern Ontario, Canada

2011

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BackgroundTrends in food retailing associated with the consolidation of smaller-format retailers into fewer, larger-format supercentres have left some rural areas with fewer sources of nutritious, affordable food. Access to nutritious, affordable food is essential for good dietary habits and combating health issues such as type-2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Many studies on food environments use inaccurate or incomplete methods for locating food retailers, which may be responsible for mischaracterising food deserts. This study uses databases of every residence in and every food retailer in and around Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. Residences were geocoded to their precise address, and network analysis techniques were performed in a geographic information system (GIS) to determine distances between every residence and different types of food retailers (grocery stores, fast food, fruit and vegetable sources, grocery stores plus fruit and vegetable sources, variety stores), both when considering and neglecting facilities outside the area of study, to account for a deficiency in analysis termed the 'edge effect'.ResultsAnalysis of household accessibility to food outlets by neighbourhood socioeconomic distress level indicated that residents in the most distressed neighbourhoods tended to have better accessibility to all types of food retailers. In the most distressed neighbourhoods, 79 percent of residences were within walking distance of a grocery store, compared to only 10 percent in the least distressed neighbourhoods. When the edge effect was neglected, 37 percent of distance estimates proved inaccurate. Average accessibility to all food retailer types improved dramatically when food outlets adjacent to the study area were considered, thereby controlling for the edge effect.ConclusionBy neglecting to consider food retailers just outside study area boundaries, previous studies may significantly over-report the actual distance necessary to travel for food. Research on food access spanning large rural regions requires methods that accurately geocode residents and their food sources. By implementing methods akin to those in this paper, future research will be better able to identify areas with poor food accessibility. Improving identification of food desert communities is a first step in facilitating more effective deployment of food policies and programs in those communities.

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Cited by 111 publications

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Purchase power: An examination of consumption as voting

Purchase power: An examination of consumption as voting

Dietary Factors and Cognitive Function in Poor Urban Settings

An application of the edge effect in measuring accessibility to multiple food retailer types in Southwestern Ontario, Canada

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