Food prices and fruit and vegetable consumption among young American adults

Powell, Lisa M.; Zhao, Zhenxiang; Wang, Youfa

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.05.002

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“…This finding is echoed in findings that dietary variety is significantly associated with caloric availability from staples, but more strongly associated with caloric availability from non-staples (Hoddinott and Yohannes 2002). Furthermore, interventions that have deflated fruit and vegetable prices generally have found that consumption increases (Powell et al 2009;Waterlander et al 2013;Eyles et al 2012;French 2003;An et al 2013). …”

Section: Affordabilitymentioning

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The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions

Herforth¹,

2015

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The food environment in markets constrains and signals consumers what to purchase. It encompasses availability, affordability, convenience, and desirability of various foods. The effect of income on dietary consumption is always modified by the food environment. Many agricultural interventions aim to improve incomes, increase food availability and reduce food prices. Their effects on nutrition could be better understood if food environment measures helped to explain how additional income is likely to be spent, and how food availability and prices change as a result of large-scale interventions. Additionally, measurement of the food environment could elucidate food access gaps and inform the design of nutrition-sensitive interventions. This paper reviews existing measures of the food environment, and then draws from these tools to suggest ways the food environment could be measured in future studies and monitoring.

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Section: Affordabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions

Herforth¹,

2015

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“…Evidence from nationally representative studies with adolescents has also shown that lower fruit and vegetable prices and higher fast-food prices are related to higher fruit and vegetable consumption. Using data from the 2002 wave of the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, Powell et al [69] examined the impact of price on fruit and vegetable consumption in a diverse sample of young adults ages 18-23 years. Higher levels of fruit and vegetable consumption were associated with lower fruit and vegetable prices, with a $1 increase in the price of fruits and vegetables being associated with a 32 % reduction in weekly consumption.…”

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Obesity and the Food Environment Among Minority Groups

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The prevalence of obesity is higher in racial/ethnic minority populations compared to non-Hispanic whites. Recently, a substantial body of literature has focused on understanding the role of the retail food environment in shaping racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in obesity risk. Compared to predominately white neighborhoods, retail food environments in minority neighborhoods have been found to be more "obesigenic" and offer fewer opportunities for healthy eating. Studies generally show that predominately African American and Native American neighborhoods have fewer chain supermarkets; more liquor/convenience stores; lower availability of healthy food options and lower-quality fresh produce than predominately white neighborhoods. However, results from studies examining food environments in Hispanic/ Latino neighborhoods have been mixed. While several studies report an association between retail food environments, dietary intake, and obesity risk in children and adults, findings vary depending on the aspect of the food environment being studied, measures being used, target population considered, and geographic area where the study was conducted.

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“…163 Food choices by vulnerable populations, those that have the greatest negative health disparities (ie, children and adolescents, low-income and less well-educated individuals), are particularly price sensitive. [164][165][166] One modeling study showed that an excise tax would reduce SSB consumption by 20% and mean BMI by 0.16 units among youth and 0.08 units among adults in the second year for a cost of $3.16 per BMI unit reduced. 167 It also would avert a loss of 100 000 disability-adjusted life-years, produce a gain of 871 000 quality-adjusted life-years, result in $23.6 billion in healthcare cost savings, and generate $12.5 billion in annual revenue.…”

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Evidence-Based Policy Making: Assessment of the American Heart Association’s Strategic Policy Portfolio

Goldstein¹,

Antman²,

Arnett³

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Circulation

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Background-American Heart Association (AHA) public policy advocacy strategies are based on its Strategic Impact Goals.The writing group appraised the evidence behind AHA's policies to determine how well they address the association's 2020 cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics and cardiovascular disease (CVD) management indicators and identified research needed to fill gaps in policy and support further policy development. Methods and Results-The AHA policy research department first identified current AHA policies specific to each CVH metric and CVD management indicator and the evidence underlying each policy. Writing group members then reviewed each policy and the related metrics and indicators. The results of each review were summarized, and topic-specific priorities and overarching themes for future policy research were proposed. There was generally close alignment between current AHA policies and the 2020 CVH metrics and CVD management indicators; however, certain specific policies still lack a robust evidence base. For CVH metrics, the distinction between policies for adults (age ≥20 years) and children (<20 years) was often not considered, although policy approaches may differ importantly by age. Inclusion of all those <20 years of age as a single group also ignores important differences in policy needs for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. For CVD management indicators, specific quantitative targets analogous to criteria for ideal, intermediate, and poor CVH are lacking but needed to assess progress toward the 2020 goal to reduce deaths from CVDs and stroke. New research in support of current policies needs to focus on the evaluation of their translation and implementation through expanded application of implementation science. Focused basic, clinical, and population research is required to expand and strengthen the evidence base for the development of new policies. Evaluation of the impact of targeted © 2016 American Heart Association, Inc.Circulation is available at http://circ.ahajournals.org DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000410The American Heart Association makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise as a result of an outside relationship or a personal, professional, or business interest of a member of the writing panel. Specifically, all members of the writing group are required to complete and submit a Disclosure Questionnaire showing all such relationships that might be perceived as real or potential conflicts of interest.This policy statement was approved by the Advocacy Coordinating Committee February 23, 2016, and the American Heart Association Executive Committee on February 23, 2016. A copy of the document is available at http://professional.heart.org/statements by using either "Search for Guidelines & Statements" or the "Browse by Topic" area. To purchase additional reprints, call 843-216-2533 or e-mail kelle.ramsay@wolterskluwer.com.The American Heart Association requests that this document be cited as follows: Labarthe DR, Goldstein LB,...

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Food prices and fruit and vegetable consumption among young American adults

Cited by 103 publications

References 35 publications

The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions

The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions

Obesity and the Food Environment Among Minority Groups

Evidence-Based Policy Making: Assessment of the American Heart Association’s Strategic Policy Portfolio

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