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Ares G, Turra S, Bonilla L, Costa M, Verdier S, Brunet G, Alcaire F, Curutchet MR, Vidal L. WEIRD and non-consensual food deserts and swamps: A scoping review of operational definitions. Health Place 2024; 89:103315. [PMID: 39013213 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to critically analyze operational definitions of food deserts and food swamps included in empirical studies published in peer-reviewed journals. A scoping review was conducted following the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute and PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews. A search of the scientific literature was performed on August 2023 to identify empirical studies including operational definitions of food deserts and/or food swamps in three databases: Scopus, PubMed, and Scielo. A total of 932 scientific articles were identified in the three databases, from which 157 articles, published between 2002 and 2023, were included in the review. The included studies were mainly conducted in WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrilaized, Rich and Democractic) countries. They presented a total of 107 operational definitions of food deserts and 30 operational definitions of food swamps. Large heterogeneity in the operational definitions of food deserts and food swamps was found. Published studies differed in all the elements of the operational definitions analyzed in the present work. Results stress the need for standardization and the development of more objective and multivariate continuous measures of physical food accessibility that reflect the complexity of modern food environments globally. A series of recommendations to advance food environment research are derived.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gastón Ares
- Sensometrics & Consumer Science, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, By Pass de Rutas 8 y 101 s/n, CP 91000, Pando, Uruguay.
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- Escuela de Nutrición, Universidad de la República, Av. Ricaldoni S/N, CP 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Instituto Nacional de Alimentación, Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, Piedras 165, CP 11000, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Instituto Nacional de Alimentación, Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, Piedras 165, CP 11000, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Instituto Nacional de Alimentación, Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, Piedras 165, CP 11000, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Espacio Interdisciplinario, Universidad de la República, José Enrique Rodó 1843, CP 11200, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Sensometrics & Consumer Science, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, By Pass de Rutas 8 y 101 s/n, CP 91000, Pando, Uruguay
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- Instituto Nacional de Alimentación, Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, Piedras 165, CP 11000, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Sensometrics & Consumer Science, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, By Pass de Rutas 8 y 101 s/n, CP 91000, Pando, Uruguay
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Li Y, Gao X, Xu Y, Cao J, Ding W, Li J, Yang H, Huang Y, Ge J. A multicomponent index method to evaluate the relationship between urban environment and CHD prevalence. Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2023.100569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Rodríguez-Guerra AI, López-Olmedo N, Medina C, Hernández-Alcaraz C, Ortega-Avila AG, Barquera S. Association between density of convenience and small grocery stores with diet quality in adults living in Mexico City: A cross sectional study. Front Public Health 2022; 10:857754. [PMID: 35991079 PMCID: PMC9389155 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.857754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
There is evidence of the association between different retail stores and food consumption, yet research is still limited in low- and medium-income countries, where the context of the food retail environment is different from that observed in high-income countries. Specifically, less is known about how convenience and small grocery stores, which offer products with immediate access, are associated with the diet as a whole. The present study assessed the association between density of convenience and small grocery stores and diet quality in adults from the Mexico City Representative Diabetes Survey 2015. A final sample size of 1,023 adults aged 20–69 years was analyzed. The density of stores was measured using Euclidean buffers within 500 meters of each participant's home. The Mexican Alternate Healthy Eating Index (MxAHEI) was used to assess diet quality. Multivariable Poisson models were used to test the association of convenience and small grocery stores densities with the MxAHEI. Although our results were not statistically significant, we observed a lower diet quality score among adults from Mexico City living in areas with a higher density of small grocery and convenience stores. More research is needed on the influence of environmental food retail on food consumption.
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- Center for Population and Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Nancy López-Olmedo
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- Center for Health and Nutrition Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Center for Health and Nutrition Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Institute of Geography, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Center for Health and Nutrition Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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