Journal article
Availability of healthy foods and dietary patterns: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
The American journal of clinical nutrition, v 89(3), pp 897-904
01 Mar 2009
PMID: 19144728
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Abstract
Background: Inadequate availability of healthy foods may be a barrier to achieving recommended diets.
Objective: The objective was to study the association between the directly measured availability of healthy foods and diet quality.
Design: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 759 participants from the Baltimore site of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Diet was characterized by using a food-frequency questionnaire and summarized by using 2 empirically derived dietary patterns reflecting low- and high-quality diets. For each participant, the availability of healthy foods was directly assessed by using 3 measures: in all food stores within their census tract, in their closest food store, and in all food stores within 1 mile (1.6 km) of their residence.
Results: Twenty-four percent of the black participants lived in neighborhoods with a low availability of healthy food compared with 5% of white participants (P < 0.01). After adjustment for age, sex, income, and education, a lower availability of healthy foods in the tract of residence or in the closest store was associated with higher scores on the low- quality dietary pattern (P < 0.05). Less consistent associations were observed for the high-quality dietary pattern.
Conclusions: Healthy foods were less available for black participants. Low availability of healthy foods was associated with a lower-quality diet. The extent to which improvements in the availability of healthy foods results in higher-quality diets deserves further investigation. Am J Clin Nutr 2009; 89:897-904.
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- Title
- Availability of healthy foods and dietary patterns: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
- Creators
- Manuel Franco (Corresponding Author) - Bloomberg (United States)Ana V. Diez-Roux - University of MichiganJennifer A. Nettleton - The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonMariana Lazo - Bloomberg (United States)Frederick Brancati - Bloomberg (United States)Benjamin Caballero - Bloomberg (United States)Thom Glass - Bloomberg (United States)Latetia V. Moore - University of Michigan
- Publication Details
- The American journal of clinical nutrition, v 89(3), pp 897-904
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- N01-HC-95159; N01-HC-95165; N01-HC-95169; R01-HL071759 / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) K24 DK62222 / Mid-Career Mentorship Award in Patient-Oriented Research P60DK079637 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) R01HL071759 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) P60 DK079637 / Diabetes Research and Training Center N01HC095160 / DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) Fulbright Program Center for a Livable Future at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000263571300025
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-61449156333
- Other Identifier
- 991020112276504721
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