The Study of Food Environments as a Strategy of Social Sustainability in the Mexican Northeast

Sánchez, Ana Elisa Castro; Moreno, Carlos Estuardo Aparicio; Peña, Esteban Gilberto Ramos

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“…A number of articles characterized the availability of food sources and products at the community scale ( 45 , 52 , 53 , 55 – 60 ). Evidence suggests that small- and medium-sized market-based vendors dominate across a number of LMIC settings ( 52 , 58 – 60 ).…”

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Food Environment Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review

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Kalamatianou

Drewnowski

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Advances in Nutrition

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Food environment research is increasingly gaining prominence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, in the absence of a systematic review of the literature, little is known about the emerging body of evidence from these settings. This systematic scoping review aims to address this gap. A systematic search of 6 databases was conducted in December 2017 and retrieved 920 records. In total, 70 peer-reviewed articles met the eligibility criteria and were included. Collectively, articles spanned 22 LMICs, including upper-middle-income countries ( n = 49, 70%) and lower-middle-income countries ( n = 18, 26%). No articles included low-income countries. Articles featured quantitative ( n = 45, 64%), qualitative ( n = 17, 24%), and mixed-method designs ( n = 11, 8%). Studies analyzed the food environment at national, community, school, and household scales. Twenty-three articles (55%) assessed associations between food environment exposures and outcomes of interest, including diets ( n = 14), nutrition status ( n = 13), and health ( n = 1). Food availability was associated with dietary outcomes at the community and school scales across multiple LMICs, although associations varied by vendor type. Evidence regarding associations between the food environment and nutrition and health outcomes was inconclusive. The paucity of evidence from high-quality studies is a severe limitation, highlighting the critical need for improved study designs and standardized methods and metrics. Future food environment research must address low-income and lower-middle-income countries, and include the full spectrum of dietary, nutrition, and health outcomes. Improving the quality of food environment research will be critical to the design of feasible, appropriate, and effective interventions to improve public health nutrition in LMICs.

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confidence: 99%

Food Environment Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review

Turner

Kalamatianou

Drewnowski

et al. 2020

Advances in Nutrition

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178

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“…As discussed above, the analyzed food stores were visibly concentrated in the least marginalized areas. Previous research in northeastern city Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, reported a high concentration of fast food restaurants, supermarkets and convenience stores in main avenues, federal roads, and inside of shopping centers established outside of high-poverty polygons [40].…”

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“…By 2012, the commercial enterprise operated 1140 stores in 230 localities, covering 60% of consumer demand in urban areas [39]. Previous research has highlighted that supermarkets, convenience stores, and fast food outlets cluster around main avenues or federal roads and shopping centers, usually not in high-poverty areas, leading to disparities in access to these establishments in metropolitan areas [40]. In contrast, the food environment for underserved populations is characterized by greater availability of corner stores, offering a stable supply of ultra-processed foods/snacks and specialty outlets selling traditional products [41].…”

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Obesogenic Environment Case Study from a Food and Nutrition Security Perspective: Hermosillo City

Navarro

Vélez

2019

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Obesity and certain nutritional deficiencies are global health problems that emerge in systems of interdependent individual biological and historical factors and social environmental determinants of health. Nutrition security is a framework that assumes stable access to sufficient innocuous and nutritious food (i.e., food security), health care, and sanitation, and information that in conjunction allows self-care-oriented behavior for health protection. To understand the social environment of nutrition insecurity, the object of study was the food distribution and consumption system of a marginalized community in Hermosillo, Mexico. We assessed the distribution of food establishments by social marginalization level in basic geo-statistical areas and the nutrition security status of women in underserved neighborhoods. We found that in Hermosillo >90% of food establishments included for analysis (grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, and beer deposits) were distributed outside of areas with high levels of social marginalization. The nutrition security assessment suggests that low intakes of fruit and vegetables and high intakes of fat and sugar may be associated with food accessibility and acceptability factors in individual decision-making processes. Future research should take into account the variability of food system environments and address the particular needs of communities in terms of food and nutrition security.

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The Study of Food Environments as a Strategy of Social Sustainability in the Mexican Northeast

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Food Environment Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review

Food Environment Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review

Obesogenic Environment Case Study from a Food and Nutrition Security Perspective: Hermosillo City

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