The food environment is a complex social network

Brown, David R.; Brewster, Luther G.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.03.058

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“…Structural level drivers that include ecological (e.g., food environments), economic (e.g., income), and social factors (e.g., stigma) may intersect with these pathways [ 46 ]. The trajectories and final outcomes depend on one’s coping and resilience [ 7 , 47 , 48 ]. For example, food insecurity can contribute to over nutrition (overweight, obesity), and under nutrition (protein and energy deficiencies), nutrient excesses and disproportions, eating disturbances, micronutrient deficiencies, and alterations in the gut-microbiota-brain axis [ 49 – 52 ] which can compromise nutritional and mental health [ 4 ].…”

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Independent associations and effect modification between lifetime substance use and recent mood disorder diagnosis with household food insecurity

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Poor mental health and substance use are associated with food insecurity, however, their potential combined effects have not been studied. This study explored independent associations and effect modification between lifetime substance use and mood disorder in relation to food insecurity. Poisson regression analysis of data from British Columbia respondents (n = 13,450; 12 years+) in the 2007/08 Canadian Community Health Survey was conducted. Measures included The Household Food Security Survey Module (7.3% food insecure), recent diagnosis of a mood disorder (self-reported; 9.5%), lifetime use of cannabis, cocaine/crack, ecstasy, hallucinogens, and speed, any lifetime substance use, sociodemographic covariates, and the interaction terms of mood disorder by substance. For those with recent diagnosis of a mood disorder the prevalence of lifetime substance use ranged between 1.2 to 5.7% and were significantly higher than those without recent mood disorder diagnosis or lifetime use of substances (p’s < 0.05). For respondents with a recent mood disorder diagnosis or who used cannabis, food insecurity prevalence was higher compared to the general sample (p < 0.001); prevalence was lower for cocaine/crack use (p < 0.05). Significant effect modification was found between mood disorder with cannabis, ecstasy, hallucinogen and any substance use over the lifetime (PRs 0.51 to 0.64, p’s 0.022 to 0.001). Independent associations were found for cocaine/crack and speed use (PRs 1.68, p’s < 0.001) and mood disorder (PRs 2.02, p’s < 0.001). Based on these findings and the existing literature, future study about coping and resilience in the context of substance use, mental health, and food insecurity may lead to the development of relevant interventions aimed at mental well-being and food security.

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Independent associations and effect modification between lifetime substance use and recent mood disorder diagnosis with household food insecurity

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“…The empirical results in other contexts support the hypothesis proposed herein. Audet [18] shows the negative effects of habits or lifestyle on vulnerable populations, particularly on women, linked to obesity and chronic diseases. Brown [19] used the complex network analysis perspective to associate socioeconomic and environmental variables to nutritional lifestyle in Los Angeles, they studied the restriction imposed on fast food and its implications on illness related to obesity, finding that unhealthy cheap food and poverty are structurally related.…”

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Morbi-Mortality of the Victims of Internal Conflict and Poor Population in The Risaralda Province, Colombia

Rentería-Ramos

Hurtado-Heredia

Urdinola

2018

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Health differences across socioeconomic strata have always pointed out that poorer and minorities have higher mortality and morbidity than richer and majorities. This difference is exacerbated for particular populations such as the victims of ongoing armed conflicts, who are also much harder to quantify due to the conflict itself. This study applies network analysis to a combination of three large administrative records for the health system and mortality records in the province of Risaralda (Colombia) between 2011 and 2016. It produces the most common causes of morbi-mortality for both victims of violence and the poorest inhabitants of Risaralda, defined as those who qualify as recipients of subsidies from the Colombian welfare program called SISBEN in the categories of highest need. Both populations show high morbidity frequencies for non-communicable diseases such as Type II diabetes, hypertension, and hyperglyceridaemia, mostly associated with exposure to unhealthy lifestyles. Additionally, the mortality outcomes reflect the different lifestyles and medical treatments of both subpopulations. While the poorest replicate the same causes identified for morbidity, the victims of armed conflict die of additional causes including Type II diabetes, which reflects the even worse conditions they face.

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“…The built environment encompasses all human-made aspects of our environments, and the food environment is one subset of the built environment. Specifically, the food environment is defined as places where individuals can acquire food items, such as restaurants, grocery stores, farmers’ markets, convenience stores, workplaces, schools, and home [5,6].…”

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More than Fast Food: Development of a Story Map to Compare Adolescent Perceptions and Observations of Their Food Environments and Related Food Behaviors

Riggsbee

Vilaro

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IJERPH

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The purpose of this convergent, multiphase, mixed methods study was to better understand the perceptions of adolescents’ food environments and related food behaviors using grounded visualization and story mapping. Adolescents from one high school (13–16 years) in the southeastern United States were evaluated via data from health behavior surveys (n = 75), school environment maps, focus groups (n = 5 groups), and Photovoice (n = 6) from October 2016 to April 2017. Data from each phase were integrated using grounded visualization and new themes were identified (n = 7). A story map using ArcGIS Online was developed from data integration, depicting the newly identified themes. Participants failed to meet national recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake (2.71 cups). Focus group and Photovoice findings indicated the need for convenience food items in all environments. The story map is an online, interactive dissemination of information, with five maps, embedded quotes from focus groups, narrative passages with data interpretation, pictures to highlight themes, and a comparison of the participants’ food environments. Story mapping and qualitative geographic information systems (GIS) approaches may be useful when depicting adolescent food environments and related food behaviors. Further research is needed when evaluating story maps and how individuals can be trained to create their own maps.

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The food environment is a complex social network

Cited by 29 publications

References 24 publications

Independent associations and effect modification between lifetime substance use and recent mood disorder diagnosis with household food insecurity

Independent associations and effect modification between lifetime substance use and recent mood disorder diagnosis with household food insecurity

Morbi-Mortality of the Victims of Internal Conflict and Poor Population in The Risaralda Province, Colombia

More than Fast Food: Development of a Story Map to Compare Adolescent Perceptions and Observations of Their Food Environments and Related Food Behaviors

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