scholarly journals Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Low-Income Women in North Carolina

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison A. Gustafson ◽  
Joseph Sharkey ◽  
Carmen D. Samuel-Hodge ◽  
Jessica C. Jones-Smith ◽  
Jianwen Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Food Store ◽  
Diet Change ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Intervention Effect ◽  
Food Stores ◽  
Low Income Women ◽  
Store Environment

Background. The aim of the study is to determine how the food store environment modifies the effects of an intervention on diet among low-income women.Study Design. A 16-week face-to-face behavioral weight loss intervention was delivered among low income midlife women.Methods. The retail food environment for all women was characterized by (1) the number and type of food stores within census tracts; (2) availability of healthy foods in stores where participants shop; (3) an aggregate score of self-reported availability of healthy foods in neighborhood and food stores.Statistical Analyses. Multivariable linear regression was used to model the food store environment as an effect modifier between the intervention effect of fruit and vegetable serving change.Results. Among intervention participants with a low perception of availability of healthy foods in stores, the intervention effect on fruit and vegetable serving change was greater [1.89, 95% CI (0.48, 3.31)] compared to controls. Among intervention participants residing in neighborhoods with few super markets, the intervention effect on fruit and vegetable serving change was greater [1.62, 95% CI (1.27, 1.96)] compared to controls.Conclusion. Results point to how the food store environment may modify the success of an intervention on diet change among low-income women.

scholarly journals Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1032-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison A Gustafson ◽  
Joseph Sharkey ◽  
Carmen D Samuel-Hodge ◽  
Jesse Jones-Smith ◽  
Mary Cordon Folds ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Census Tract ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Convenience Store ◽  
Food Store ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Income Women ◽  
Store Environment

AbstractObjectiveThe present study aimed to highlight the similarities and differences between perceived and objective measures of the food store environment among low-income women and the association with diet and weight.DesignCross-sectional analysis of food store environment. Store level was characterized by: (i) the availability of healthy foods in stores where participants shop, using food store audits (objective); and (ii) summary scores of self-reported perception of availability of healthy foods in stores (perceived). Neighbourhood level was characterized by: (i) the number and type of food stores within the census tract (objective); and (2) summary scores of self-reported perception of availability of healthy foods (perceived).SettingSix counties in North Carolina.SubjectsOne hundred and eighty-six low-income women.ResultsIndividuals who lived in census tracts with a convenience store and a supercentre had higher odds of perceiving their neighbourhood high in availability of healthy foods (OR = 6·87 (95 % CI 2·61, 18·01)) than individuals with no store. Overall, as the number of healthy foods available in the store decreased, the probability of perceiving that store high in availability of healthy foods increased. Individuals with a supercentre in their census tract weighed more (2·40 (95 % CI 0·66, 4·15) kg/m2) than individuals without one. At the same time, those who lived in a census tract with a supercentre and a convenience store consumed fewer servings of fruits and vegetables (−1·22 (95 % CI −2·40, −0·04)).ConclusionsThe study contributes to a growing body of research aiming to understand how the food store environment is associated with weight and diet.

Analysing capabilities and resources used to incorporate fruit and vegetables into the family diet: findings from an Australian case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Samantha B Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Organizational Skills ◽  
Australian Case ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Conducting Research

Research attributes low fruit and vegetable consumption to problems of access, availability and affordability. We conducted, for the first time, a case study with three families designed and analysed using the sustainable Livelihoods Framework. The benefit of such an approach is that we moved away from identified barriers and towards identifying the capabilities and resources low-income families use to incorporate fruit and vegetables into their diets. Mitigating cost and access, we provided families with a box of fresh fruit and vegetables free of charge for up to 10 weeks and observed and recorded how/if the contents were used. Results identify the importance of social networking, organizational skills, knowledge of health benefits, and social structures. This paper demonstrates an effective methodology for understanding the capabilities of, rather than barriers to, low-income families increasing fruit and vegetable intake. Additionally, we provide a ‘how to’ and ‘lessons from the field’ for researchers interested in conducting research of this nature.

scholarly journals Healthy eating: a matter of prioritisation by households or policymakers?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Joreintje Dingena Mackenbach
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Food System ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Decision Making Processes

Abstract I reflect upon the potential reasons why American low-income households do not spend an optimal proportion of their food budgets on fruits and vegetables, even though this would allow them to meet the recommended levels of fruit and vegetable consumption. Other priorities than health, automatic decision-making processes and access to healthy foods play a role, but solutions for the persistent socio-economic inequalities in diet should be sought in the wider food system which promotes cheap, mass-produced foods. I argue that, ultimately, healthy eating is not a matter of prioritisation by individual households but by policymakers.

Improving low‐income parents' fruit and vegetable intake and their potential to impact children's nutrition

2011 ◽  
Vol 111 (5) ◽  
pp. 391-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Prelip ◽  
Chan Le Thai ◽  
Jennifer Toller Erausquin ◽  
Wendy Slusser
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Children's Nutrition

scholarly journals The Nutritional Quality of Lunch Meals Eaten at Danish Worksites

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Lassen ◽  
Pia Knuthsen ◽  
Anette Bysted ◽  
Elisabeth Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Nutritional Environment ◽  
Macronutrient Distribution

Monitoring the nutritional environment is important to help inform future initiatives to improve access to healthy foods. The objective was to examine the nutritional quality of lunch meals eaten at 15 worksite canteens and then to compare with results from a study conducted 10 years before. The duplicate-portion-technique with subsequent chemical analysis was used to quantify 240 customers’ lunch intake. Estimated mean energy intake was 2.1 MJ/meal (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.9 to 2.4 g/meal) and estimated energy density 599 kJ/100 g (95% CI 550 to 653 kJ/100 g). Energy density of the male participants’ meals were significantly higher compared with the female participants’ meals (+55 kJ/100 g, 95% CI: +12 to +98 kJ/100 g, p = 0.012), whereas no gender differences were found in macronutrient distribution or fruit and vegetable intake. Compared to the study conducted 10 years before several significant changes were observed, including an increase in mean estimated intake of fruit and vegetables (+38 g/meal, 95% CI: 19 to 57 g/meal, p < 0.001) and a decrease in energy density (−76 kJ/100 g, 95% CI: −115, −37 kJ/100 g, p < 0.001). In conclusion, this study suggests an equalization of gender differences in fruit and vegetable intake and a possible improvement in the nutritional quality of canteen lunch meals over a 10-year period.

scholarly journals Mother-Related Determinants of Children At-Home Fruit and Vegetable Dietary Patterns in a Polish National Sample

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Groele ◽  
Dominika Głąbska ◽  
Krystyna Gutkowska ◽  
Dominika Guzek
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
At Home

Fruit and vegetable intake is indicated among the features of sustainable diets, while children’s intake is strongly associated with the intake of their parents, as well as the availability of food products and their accessibility at home. The aim of the study was to analyze the mother-related determinants of children at-home fruit and vegetable dietary patterns in a Polish national sample of children aged 3–10 years. The random quota sampling (with quotas for age, education, and place of residence) was conducted to recruit the national representative sample of Polish mothers of children aged 3–10 years (n = 1200) who were interviewed using a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) method. They were asked about their children’s at-home fruit and vegetable dietary patterns, which were later compared in sub-groups that were stratified for age, educational background, marital status, place of residence, occupational status, and total net income in households. The indicated features, but not marital status, were indicated as determinants of children at-home fruit and vegetable dietary patterns. Children of younger mothers more often than others consumed fruits, whereas those of older mothers consumed vegetables. Children of mothers who had a lower level of education more commonly than others consumed fruits alone as a dish, and they had a higher preference for them, while those of mothers who had a higher level of education had a higher consumption of vegetables than others, although they had a medium preference for them. Children of mothers from villages had a lower consumption of vegetables and fruits than others, although they had a higher preference for fruits. Children of mothers with no professional job had a lower consumption of vegetables than others and more often consumed them processed, although they had a higher preference for fruits and vegetables. Children of mothers with low income had a lower consumption of vegetables than others and more often consumed fruits in a dish with other products, although they had a higher preference for fruits and vegetables. To summarize, an indication of a high preference for fruits and vegetables by mothers is not accompanied by the higher consumption and recommended dietary patterns for fruit and vegetable intake by their children. In particular, the sub-samples of mothers who had a low level of education, were from villages, did not have a professional job, and had low income may either overestimate the fruit and vegetable preference of their children or do not offer them sufficient amount of fruits and vegetables, although they indicate a higher preference. In order to encourage more sustainable diet following, in terms of the fruit and vegetable intake, it is essential to introduce actions toward the properly planned nutritional education for the indicated target groups.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a PSE School-Based Fruit and Vegetable Intervention (P04-166-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caterina Morgera ◽  
Kate Balestracci ◽  
Joanna Raymond ◽  
Sarah Amin ◽  
Geoffrey Greene
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Standard Instruction ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
School Based ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Wellness Policies ◽  
Post Assessment

Abstract Objectives To determine the effect of a policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) intervention, Students Take Charge! (STC) among 4th and 5th grade students from low-income communities on 1) fruit and vegetable (FV) intake, and 2) FV variety, PSE and FV knowledge, and self-efficacy (SE) to ask for FV at school and home. Methods A quasi-experimental design was used involving six schools over two years. Schools were purposely selected; two schools each year either received STC or standard instruction. The study sample includes students (n = 326 intervention; n = 351 comparison) providing pre and post data (baseline and post-assessment at week 18). SNAP-Ed educators provided the 8-lesson STC curriculum across 18 weeks; comparison students received standard instruction. STC is a school-based PSE intervention focusing on empowering students to make FV based changes at school and at home. STC taught students about wellness policies, persuasive messages, and making requests; it cumulated with a vote to add a student submitted FV-based recipe to the school lunch menu. In addition, STC provided information about the importance of FV intake and variety. Students completed the STC survey at both time points assessing FV intake, variety, knowledge and SE. Analyses compared intervention and comparison students from baseline to post-assessment using ANCOVA (1) and MANOVA (2). Results From baseline to post-assessment, there were significant differences (P < 0.01) between intervention and comparison students; intervention students decreased fruit intake and variety, increased PSE knowledge and SE in school.There were no differences in vegetable intake, variety or FV knowledge between intervention and comparison students. There was a trend (P = .09) towards increased student SE to ask parents for FV in the home in the intervention students compared to the comparison students. Conclusions STC was associated with an increase in PSE knowledge and student SE to ask for FV in school. STC may require additional strategies, including home-based strategies, to increase FV knowledge, intake, and variety behavior changes. Funding Sources USDA SNAP-Ed.

scholarly journals Development and functionality of a handheld computer program to improve fruit and vegetable intake among low-income youth

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. L. Nollen ◽  
T. Hutcheson ◽  
S. Carlson ◽  
M. Rapoff ◽  
K. Goggin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Program ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Handheld Computer
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