Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala

Asfaw, Abay

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“…The two studies which the authors have identified which pursue a similar analysis have been carried out in Tunisia and Guatemala (Asfaw, 2008;Tessier et al, 2008). These studies reported conflicting findings with the Tunisian research reporting that regular supermarket shopping was associated with a slight improvement in overall dietary quality, while the Guatemalan study found that purchasing more of food at a supermarket was associated with increased intake of highly and partially processed foods and a higher BMI.…”

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Thailand's food retail transition: supermarket and fresh market effects on diet quality and health

Kelly

Seubsman

Banwell

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British Food Journal

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.*Related content and download information correct at time of download. Thailand's food retail transition: supermarket and fresh market effects on diet quality and health Matthew KellyNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Sam-ang SeubsmanSchool of Human Ecology, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Nonthaburi, Thailand and National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, and Cathy Banwell, Jane Dixon and Adrian Sleigh National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, AustraliaAbstract Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the food retail transition underway in Thailand, a transitional middle-income setting, is associated with increased consumption of processed foods high in fat, salt and energy. Such "problem foods" are important risks for avoidable cardio-vascular disease and diabetes burdens. Design/methodology/approach -The source population were members of the nationwide Thai Cohort Study (TCS) followed since 2005 (n ¼ 87,151) for a study of the health-risk transition. For this report we used a multi-region sub-sample (n ¼ 1,516) of TCS members responding to an additional questionnaire about food environments, shopping patterns and food consumption. By using a TCS sub-sample we gained access to four years (2005-2009) of longitudinal observations on a wide array of variables related to health and wellbeing from an informative group. Findings -Overall 85 per cent of the sample now have access to supermarkets; ten years ago the figure was 47 per cent, and when aged ten years, 5 per cent. Now half the participants regularly visit supermarkets and convenience stores, especially urban dwellers with higher incomes. Frequent shopping at supermarkets and convenience stores associated with consumption of six "problem foods" (soft drinks, snack foods, processed meats, western style bakery items, instant foods and deep fried foods). Frequent fresh market shopping was associated with increased vegetable intake. There was no association between food shopping and body mass index , diabetes or hype...

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Thailand's food retail transition: supermarket and fresh market effects on diet quality and health

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Banwell

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British Food Journal

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“…The impact of the food retail environment on consumers' dietary behaviour is a complex issue (14) . 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) .…”

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Impacts of fast food and the food retail environment on overweight and obesity in China: a multilevel latent class cluster approach

Zhang

Lans

Dagevos

2011

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To simultaneously identify consumer segments based on individual-level consumption and community-level food retail environment data and to investigate whether the segments are associated with BMI and dietary knowledge in China. Design: A multilevel latent class cluster model was applied to identify consumer segments based not only on their individual preferences for fast food, salty snack foods, and soft drinks and sugared fruit drinks, but also on the food retail environment at the community level. Setting: The data came from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) conducted in 2006 and two questionnaires for adults and communities were used. Subjects: A total sample of 9788 adults living in 218 communities participated in the CHNS. Results: We successfully identified four consumer segments. These four segments were embedded in two types of food retail environment: the saturated food retail environment and the deprived food retail environment. A three-factor solution was found for consumers' dietary knowledge. The four consumer segments were highly associated with consumers' dietary knowledge and a number of sociodemographic variables. Conclusions:The widespread discussion about the relationships between fastfood consumption and overweight/obesity is irrelevant for Chinese segments that do not have access to fast food. Factors that are most associated with segments with a higher BMI are consumers' (incorrect) dietary knowledge, the food retail environment and sociodemographics. The results provide valuable insight for policy interventions on reducing overweight/obesity in China. This study also indicates that despite the breathtaking changes in modern China, the impact of 'obesogenic' environments should not be assessed too strictly from a 'Western' perspective. KeywordsChina Obesity Food retail environment Multilevel latent class clusterIn recent years, growing scholarly attention (1)(2)(3) has been paid to the relationships between food retail environments (e.g. access, availability and price) and obesity. Fast food is high in energy and low in micronutrient density, and fast-food consumption may contribute to the obesity epidemic (4)(5)(6) . Although research on the possible interactions between obesity and characteristics of the food environment is at an early stage and the evidence is currently too weak to draw firm conclusions (7) , US studies suggest that the food environment influences a healthy diet and obesity levels in North America (8)(9)(10) .The clearly observable presence of processed foods, fast-food restaurants, supermarkets and other food outlets as factors determining the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity is a topic of research that is particularly relevant in the context of developed countries. Similar to the changing food retailing landscape in the postWorld War II era in Western countries (11,12) , the food retailing sector in China is experiencing dramatic changes half a century later. Over the past decade, supermarkets have been spreading faster in China...

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“…To some extent, these shifts are 4 due to rising incomes, urbanization, and changes in people's preferences and lifestyles. However, global advertising of food companies and the rapid spread of supermarkets, fast food chains, and other modern retail outlets probably also contribute to the observed changes in shopping behavior and consumption patterns (Reardon et al, 2003;Hawkes, 2008;Asfaw, 2008;Timmer, 2009). Modern retail outlets tend to offer a greater variety of processed foods, sometimes at lower prices, at least when converted to the price per calorie consumed (Reardon et al, 2003;Rischke et al, 2014).…”

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The nutrition transition and indicators of child malnutrition

Kimenju

Qaim

2016

Food Sec.

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Abstract. We analyze how the nutrition transition affects child malnutrition in developing countries. It is often assumed that the nutrition transition affects child weight but not child growth, which could be one reason why child underweight decreases faster than child stunting.But these effects have hardly been analyzed empirically. Our cross-country panel regressions show that the nutrition transition reduces child underweight, while no consistent effect on child overweight is found. Against common views, our results also suggest that the nutrition transition reduces child stunting. Further research is required to confirm these findings.Keywords: Nutrition transition, malnutrition, stunting, underweight, obesity JEL codes: I15, O10, O13 AcknowledgementThis research was financially supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG). 1 The Nutrition Transition and Indicators of Child MalnutritionAbstract. We analyze how the nutrition transition affects child malnutrition in developing countries. It is often assumed that the nutrition transition affects child weight but not child growth, which could be one reason why child underweight decreases faster than child stunting.But these effects have hardly been analyzed empirically. Our cross-country panel regressionsshow that the nutrition transition reduces child underweight, while no consistent effect on child overweight is found. Against common views, our results also suggest that the nutrition transition reduces child stunting. Further research is required to confirm these findings.

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Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala

Cited by 77 publications

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Thailand's food retail transition: supermarket and fresh market effects on diet quality and health

Thailand's food retail transition: supermarket and fresh market effects on diet quality and health

Impacts of fast food and the food retail environment on overweight and obesity in China: a multilevel latent class cluster approach

The nutrition transition and indicators of child malnutrition

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