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The Contextual Effect of the Local Food Environment on Residents’ Diets: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
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The Contextual Effect of the Local Food Environment on Residents’ Diets: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Kimberly Morland, Steve Wing and Ana Diez Roux
American journal of public health (1971), v 92(11), pp 1761-1768
01 Nov 2002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.92.11.1761
PMID: 12406805
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Abstract

Research and Practice
Objectives . We studied the association between the local food environment and residents’ report of recommended dietary intake. Methods . Recommended intakes of foods and nutrients for 10 623 Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities participants were estimated from food frequency questionnaires. Supermarkets, grocery stores, and full-service and fast-food restaurants were geocoded to census tracts. Results . Black Americans’ fruit and vegetable intake increased by 32% for each additional supermarket in the census tract (relative risk [RR] = 1.32; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.08, 1.60). White Americans’ fruit and vegetable intake increased by 11% with the presence of 1 or more supermarket (RR = 1.11; 95% CI = 0.93, 1.32). Conclusions . These findings suggest the local food environment is associated with residents’ recommended diets.

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