Add to ORKGOver the last fifteen years, access to fresh and nutritious food has been recognized as a growing problem within the United States, specifically in low-income, urban neighborhoods. These areas are often described as "food deserts" in which healthy food options are not available within 0.6-mile walk. Typically, "food deserts" lack full service supermarkets. Residents instead have to make do with corners stores that specialize in processed foods while offering few, if any, fresh fruit and vegetables. The purpose of this study was to determine where and how residents of West Philadelphia obtain their food, specifically to better understand the role of corner stores in their food purchases. Using a mixed-methods approach of 100 quantitative sur...
It has often been asserted that residents in inner-cities are disadvantaged by the price, quality, a...
Background: Although the relationship between diet and disease is well established, sustainable diet...
Background Food deserts, areas that lack full-service grocery stores, may contribute to rising rates...
This mixed methods study focuses on food access in local food retail environments within three neigh...
Food insecurity and poor access to healthy foods is a global and local issue. In the United States, ...
Background Poor dietary patterns and obesity, established risk factors for chronic disease, have bee...
Background Poor dietary patterns and obesity, established risk factors for chronic disease, have bee...
National and local policies to improve diet in low-income US populations include increasing physical...
Research on urban food environments emphasizes limited access to healthy food, with fewer large supe...
Introduction: The rise in obesity rates has increased research into unhealthful dietary behaviors. L...
INTRODUCTION: Research on urban food environments emphasizes limited access to healthy food, with fe...
INTRODUCTION. Neighborhood food environment is important to healthy eating. The availability and pro...
Introduction: The rise in obesity rates has increased research into unhealthful dietary behaviors. L...
Background: Although the relationship between diet and disease is well established, sustainable diet...
It has often been asserted that residents in inner-cities are disadvantaged by the price, quality, a...
It has often been asserted that residents in inner-cities are disadvantaged by the price, quality, a...
Background: Although the relationship between diet and disease is well established, sustainable diet...
Background Food deserts, areas that lack full-service grocery stores, may contribute to rising rates...
This mixed methods study focuses on food access in local food retail environments within three neigh...
Food insecurity and poor access to healthy foods is a global and local issue. In the United States, ...
Background Poor dietary patterns and obesity, established risk factors for chronic disease, have bee...
Background Poor dietary patterns and obesity, established risk factors for chronic disease, have bee...
National and local policies to improve diet in low-income US populations include increasing physical...
Research on urban food environments emphasizes limited access to healthy food, with fewer large supe...
Introduction: The rise in obesity rates has increased research into unhealthful dietary behaviors. L...
INTRODUCTION: Research on urban food environments emphasizes limited access to healthy food, with fe...
INTRODUCTION. Neighborhood food environment is important to healthy eating. The availability and pro...
Introduction: The rise in obesity rates has increased research into unhealthful dietary behaviors. L...
Background: Although the relationship between diet and disease is well established, sustainable diet...
It has often been asserted that residents in inner-cities are disadvantaged by the price, quality, a...
It has often been asserted that residents in inner-cities are disadvantaged by the price, quality, a...
Background: Although the relationship between diet and disease is well established, sustainable diet...
Background Food deserts, areas that lack full-service grocery stores, may contribute to rising rates...