Measuring the Food Environment : A Systematic Technique for Characterizing Food Stores Using Display Counts
Joint Authors
Miller, Cassandra
Rose, Donald
Bodor, J. Nicholas
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Marketing research has documented the influence of in-store characteristics—such as the number and placement of display stands—on consumer purchases of a product.
However, little information exists on this topic for key foods of interest to those studying the influence of environmental changes on dietary behavior.
This study demonstrates a method for characterizing the food environment by measuring the number of separate displays of fruits, vegetables, and energy-dense snack foods (including chips, candies, and sodas) and their proximity to cash registers in different store types.
Observations in New Orleans stores (N=172) in 2007 and 2008 revealed significantly more displays of energy-dense snacks than of fruits and vegetables within all store types, especially supermarkets.
Moreover, supermarkets had an average of 20 displays of energy-dense snacks within 1 meter of their cash registers, yet none of them had even a single display of fruits or vegetables near their cash registers.
Measures of the number of separate display stands of key foods and their proximity to a cash register can be used by researchers to better characterize food stores and by policymakers to address improvements to the food environment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Miller, Cassandra& Bodor, J. Nicholas& Rose, Donald. 2012. Measuring the Food Environment : A Systematic Technique for Characterizing Food Stores Using Display Counts. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Miller, Cassandra…[et al.]. Measuring the Food Environment : A Systematic Technique for Characterizing Food Stores Using Display Counts. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Miller, Cassandra& Bodor, J. Nicholas& Rose, Donald. Measuring the Food Environment : A Systematic Technique for Characterizing Food Stores Using Display Counts. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492203
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492203