Tamara Dubowitz|Madhumita Ghosh?Dastidar|Deborah A. Cohen|Robin Beckman|Elizabeth Steiner|Gerald Hunter|Karen R. Flórez|Christina Huang|Christine Anne Vaughan|Jennifer Sloan|Shannon N. Zenk|Steven Cummins|Rebecca L. Collins
Diet And Perceptions Change With Supermarket Introduction In A Food Desert, But Not Because Of Supermarket Use
RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation|Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School|RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|National Institute for Health Research|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|RAND Corporation
placing fullservice supermarkets food desertsareas limited access healthy foodhas promoted way reduce inequalities access healthy food improve diet reduce risk obesity however previous studies provide scant evidence impacts surveyed households two pittsburgh pennsylvania neighborhoods 2011 2014 one received new supermarket 2013 comparing trends two neighborhoods obtained evidence multiple positive impacts new supermarket placement new supermarket neighborhood found net positive changes overall dietary quality average daily intakes kilocalories added sugars percentage kilocalories solid fats added sugars alcohol however positive outcome recipient neighborhood specifically associated regular use new supermarket improved perceived access healthy food observe differential improvement neighborhoods fruit vegetable intake whole grain consumption body mass index incentivizing supermarkets locate food deserts appropriate however efforts proceed caution mechanisms stores affect diet ability influence weight status better understood