2008
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-395
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Availability of healthier options in traditional and nontraditional rural fast-food outlets

Abstract: Background: Food prepared away from home has become increasingly popular to U.S. families, and may contribute to obesity. Sales have been dominated by fast food outlets, where meals are purchased for dining away from home or in the home. Although national chain affiliated fast-food outlets are considered the main source for fast food, fast foods are increasingly available in convenience stores and supermarkets/grocery stores. In rural areas, these nontraditional fast-food outlets may provide most of the opport… Show more

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“…In the United States, low-income and racial/ethnic minority communities often have more restricted access to grocery stores and a higher concentration of fast food and convenience store outlets [6,7,8]. Moreover, the availability of affordable, quality healthy foods in these “at-risk” neighborhoods tends to be restricted to outlets selling a limited selection of foods that are higher priced and high in fat and calories [4,9].…”
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“…In the United States, low-income and racial/ethnic minority communities often have more restricted access to grocery stores and a higher concentration of fast food and convenience store outlets [6,7,8]. Moreover, the availability of affordable, quality healthy foods in these “at-risk” neighborhoods tends to be restricted to outlets selling a limited selection of foods that are higher priced and high in fat and calories [4,9].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Relatively little is published on the validity and reliability of these sources (1) . In a recent review by Kelly and colleagues (2) , methods used to validate the location of food outlets obtained from secondary data range from list cross-referencing (3)(4)(5)(6) to direct observation (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14) . Correspondence between sources was reported as percentage match or agreement (6,7,9,10,13,15) , sensitivity (11)(12)(13) or positive predictive value (PPV) (12,13,16) .…”
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“…In a recent review by Kelly and colleagues (2) , methods used to validate the location of food outlets obtained from secondary data range from list cross-referencing (3)(4)(5)(6) to direct observation (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14) . Correspondence between sources was reported as percentage match or agreement (6,7,9,10,13,15) , sensitivity (11)(12)(13) or positive predictive value (PPV) (12,13,16) . Validation studies reporting correspondence statistics have generally been performed in North America (3,4,6,(9)(10)(11)(12)14,15,17) or the UK (5,7,13,16) .…”
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“…Some researchers argue that supermarkets in developing countries typically provide cheap, processed and junk foodstuffs, which suggests that the growth of supermarkets is a driver of the transition towards diets high in energy and nutrient-poor foods (15,16) . Likewise, fast food is gaining popularity among younger generations and is widely spreading over both traditional and *Corresponding author: Email xiaoyong.zhang@wur.nl r The Authors 2011 non-traditional food outlets (17,18) . Since entering China in the 1980s, the fast-food industry in China has attained an annual growth rate of 15 %.…”
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confidence: 99%