Regular Users of Supermarkets in Greater Tunis Have a Slightly Improved Diet Quality3

Tessier, Sophie; Traissac, Pierre; Maire, Bernard; Bricas, Nicolas; Eymard-Duvernay, Sabrina; Ati, Jalila El; Delpeuch, Francis

doi:10.1093/jn/138.4.768

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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

et al. 2014

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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“…Several studies suggest that the spread of supermarkets leads to dietary changes for urban consumers (12,(15)(16)(17) . Most of this work shows that supermarket purchase is associated with increased consumption of energy-dense, processed foods (12,15,16) , although in one case supermarkets were found to increase dietary quality (17) . Research on the impact of supermarkets on consumer nutritional status in developing countries is rare.…”

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Do supermarkets contribute to the obesity pandemic in developing countries?

Kimenju¹,

Rischke²,

Klasen³

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Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Many developing countries are undergoing a nutrition transition with rising rates of overweight and obesity. This nutrition transition coincides with a rapid expansion of supermarkets. The objective of the present research is to study whether supermarkets directly contribute to overweight and other changes in nutritional status. Design: This research builds on cross-sectional observational data. Householdand individual-level data were collected in Kenya using a quasi-experimental survey design. Instrumental variable regressions were employed to analyse the impact of supermarket purchase on nutritional status. Causal chain models were estimated to examine pathways through which supermarkets affect nutrition. Setting: Small towns in Central Province of Kenya with and without supermarkets. Subjects: A total of 615 adults and 216 children and adolescents. Results: Controlling for other factors, buying in a supermarket is associated with a significantly higher BMI (P = 0·018) and a higher probability of overweight (P = 0·057) among adults. This effect is not observed for children and adolescents. Instead, buying in a supermarket seems to reduce child undernutrition measured by height-for-age Z-score (P = 0·017). Impacts of supermarkets depend on many factors including people's initial nutritional status. For both adults and children, the nutrition effects occur through higher food energy consumption and changes in dietary composition. Conclusions: Supermarkets and their food sales strategies contribute to changing food consumption habits and nutritional outcomes. Yet the types of outcomes differ by age cohort and initial nutritional status. Simple conclusions on whether supermarkets are good or bad for nutrition and public health are not justified.

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“…A few studies have also shown that the spread of supermarkets may contribute to improved dietary quality and diversity in poor population segments (Tessier et al, 2008;Rischke et al, 2014). Even when the share of processed foods is increasing, a larger variety of foods may improve micronutrient supply, which is closely associated with child growth.…”

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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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Regular Users of Supermarkets in Greater Tunis Have a Slightly Improved Diet Quality3

Cited by 46 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

Do supermarkets contribute to the obesity pandemic in developing countries?

The nutrition transition and indicators of child malnutrition

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