Neighbourhood food environment and area deprivation: spatial accessibility to grocery stores selling fresh fruit and vegetables in urban and rural settings

Smith, Dianna; Cummins, Steven; Taylor, Mathew; Dawson, John; Marshall, David; Sparks, Leigh; Anderson, Annie S.

doi:10.1093/ije/dyp221

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“…The observed differences in distance to each outlet type NZDep New Zealand Deprivation Index from MB centres between more and less deprived areas were statistically significant and are consistent with findings of other NZ studies (Pearce et al 2007a(Pearce et al , 2008b) that found similar relationships between distance to fresh produce stores and fast food outlets and area deprivation. Such findings also coincide with findings in the United Kingdom (Smith et al 2010). These findings suggest that people who live and work in more deprived neighbourhoods in NZ are likely to experience a higher relative exposure to unhealthy outlets, which increases the likelihood of unhealthy food consumption.…”

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Food swamps by area socioeconomic deprivation in New Zealand: a national study

Sushil

Vandevijvere

Exeter

et al. 2017

Int J Public Health

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Objectives A nationwide spatial analysis of community retail food environments in relation to area socioeconomic deprivation was conducted in New Zealand.Methods Addresses from about 20,000 registered food outlets were retrieved from all 66 Councils. Outlets were classified, geocoded and (spatially) validated. The analysis included 4087 convenience, 4316 fast food/takeaway and 1271 supermarket and fruit/vegetable outlets and excluded outlets not considered 'healthy' or 'unhealthy'. The population-weighted density of different outlet types in Census areas and the proximity to different outlet types from Meshblock centres were calculated and associations with area socioeconomic deprivation assessed. Spatial scan statistics was used to identify food swamp areas with a significantly higher relative density of unhealthy outlets than other areas. Results A significantly positive association was observed between area deprivation and density of all retailers. A significantly negative association was observed between area deprivation and proximity to all retailers. Nationwide, 722 Census areas were identified as food swamps. Conclusions Access to food retailers is significantly higher in more deprived areas than in less deprived areas. Restricting unhealthy outlets in areas with a high relative density of those outlets is recommended.

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Food swamps by area socioeconomic deprivation in New Zealand: a national study

Sushil

Vandevijvere

Exeter

et al. 2017

Int J Public Health

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“…This socio-economic disadvantage was mirrored with the lowest provision of 'Specialist' and 'Specialist traditional' outlets in the most deprived areas. Findings are in contrast to research from Glasgow (Cummins and Macintyre, 1999) and Scotland (Smith et al, 2010); this may be explained by access categorisation at the wider neighbourhood level in these studies.…”

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The food environment within the primary school fringe

Gallo

Barrett

Lake

2014

British Food Journal

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The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. Abstract PurposeThe school fringe environment (peripheral 400 m buffer) offers an important opportunity for young people to obtain food and drink. There is international evidence to suggest socio-economic influence on food outlet availability and healthfulness within these environments; however the situation in the UK is unclear. The purpose of this paper is to describe food outlet provision (frequency and type) within primary school fringes across the spectrum of deprivation. Design/methodology/approachTen primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne were purposefully selected from a comprehensive list of all schools within the region. Two schools were chosen at random from each quintile of deprivation. A total of 400-metre buffer zones around schools were audited. School fringe food environments were classified using a Food Outlet Classification System. Access (i.e. frequency), and type of food outlets were compared to area level deprivation, obesity prevalence rates and area type. Findings 2.Food outlet frequency was highest in the most deprived school fringe area. Convenience stores and takeaways represented the greatest proportion of total food outlets across all school fringe environments. More total food outlets were observed in fringes with above national average obesity prevalence rates for children.Research limitations/implications UK case study approach limits widespread and international applicability. Practical implicationsInforms school, health and urban planning disciplines regarding current picture of UK school fringes. Originality/valueProvides evidence in UK context that area deprivation and Census 2001 Supergroup class show significant correlations with school fringe food environment.

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“…Food availability (6) , accessibility of retail food stores (7,8) , overall grocery quality (9) and price (10) may influence whether individuals have predominantly healthy or unhealthy dietary patterns.…”

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The role of the local retail food environment in fruit, vegetable and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in Brazil

Duran

Almeida²,

Latorre³

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To examine the relationship between the local retail food environment and consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) in São Paulo, Brazil, as well as the moderation effects of income in the studied relationships. Design: Cross-sectional study design that drew upon neighbourhood-and individual-level data. For each participant, community (density and proximity) and community food environment (availability, variety, quality and price) measures of FV and SSB were assessed in retail food stores and specialized fresh produce markets within 1·6 km of their homes. Poisson generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to model the associations of food consumption with food environment measures, adjusted by individual-level characteristics. Setting: São Paulo, Brazil. Subjects: Adults (n 1842) residing in the same census tracts (n 52) in São Paulo, Brazil as those where the neighbourhood-level measures were taken. Results: FV availability in neighbourhoods was associated with regular FV consumption (≥5 times/week; prevalence ratio = 1·41; 95 % CI 1·19, 1·67). Regular FV consumption prevalence was significantly lower among lower-income individuals living in neighbourhoods with fewer supermarkets and fresh produce markets (P-interaction <0·05). A greater variety of SSB was associated with a 15 % increase in regular SSB consumption (≥5 times/week) prevalence, after adjustment for confounding variables. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the local retail food environment is associated with FV and SSB consumption in a Brazilian urban sample.

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Neighbourhood food environment and area deprivation: spatial accessibility to grocery stores selling fresh fruit and vegetables in urban and rural settings

Cited by 129 publications

References 35 publications

Food swamps by area socioeconomic deprivation in New Zealand: a national study

Food swamps by area socioeconomic deprivation in New Zealand: a national study

The food environment within the primary school fringe

The role of the local retail food environment in fruit, vegetable and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in Brazil

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