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Perceptions of a Healthier Neighborhood Food Environment Linked to Greater Fruit and Vegetable Purchases at Small and Non-Traditional Food Stores
- Source :
- Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 14:741-761
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2018.
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine associations between perceived neighborhood food environments and food purchasing at small and non-traditional food stores. Intercept interviews of 661 customers were conducted in 105 small and non-traditional food stores. We captured (1) customer perceptions of the neighborhood food environment, (2) associations between customer perceptions and store-level characteristics, and (3) customers’ perceptions and shopping behaviors. Findings suggest that customers with more favorable perceptions of the neighborhood food environment were more likely to purchase fruits and vegetables, despite no significant association between perceptions of the neighborhood and objectively measured store characteristics.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Health (social science)
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Food purchasing
Article
Purchasing
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Fruits and vegetables
Perception
Environmental health
030212 general & internal medicine
Business
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Food environment
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Details
- ISSN :
- 19320256 and 19320248
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....51d9b898f4cf6b440be0da92180c7aa5