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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"food environments"”.
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Exposure to food environments, diet and weight status in children
… growing interest in understanding how the built food environment influences health behaviours. Whilst policy interest in the influence of food environments on diet and body weight is growing, the evidence base is limited, particularly for environments beyond the home neighbourhood. Research in …
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Exploring Geographic Variations in Community and Consumer Food Environments for Children
… Given that families are spending more money on food away from home now than ever before, it is crucial to understand the food environment (FE) as it pertains to children. This thesis examines geographic variations in children’s FEs among varying levels of neighbourhood urbanicity and …
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Personal food environments: Perceptions of retail affordability and accessibility among mothers in Saskatoon, Canada
The intersection of built food environments, foodwork and motherhood is an opportunity to examine healthy food access from the perspective of an important food-purchasing population. The personal food environment represents a geosocial constellation of places and spaces where people access, …
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Food for thought : a social cognitive approach to assessing children's food environments.
… process facilitated development of the 64-item Food For Thought questionnaire: (1) initial item selection and improvement; (2) expert panel review for improvement and establishing content and face validity, comprehensiveness, and cultural equivalence; and (3) refinement from a pilot test and …
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Intersectoral policy approaches to healthy cities with a focus on built and food environments
… has led to substantial changes in both built and food environments, with resultant changes to housing and diet, respectively. These changes interact with factors that influence risk of disease and healthcare access, and may contribute to, and exacerbate, inequities in health outcomes. Increasing …
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Urban informality and food environments: Obesogenicity, business operations, and governance in Cape Town’s informal food retail sector
Informal food retail is a central yet understudied component of urban food environments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While its role in enhancing food access and food security is well documented, less attention has been paid to the types of food sold in these outlets and their …
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Improving Nutrition in Nepal: An analysis of food environments, behavioral determinants of consumption, and costs of a multisectoral nutrition program
… sub-optimal. Increased consumption of processed foods high in sugar, salt, and fat in conjunction with low dietary diversity and micronutrient deficiency lead to poor overall diets and nutritional outcomes. Understanding external and personal drivers of infant and young child feeding practices …
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Contribution of the local and home-food environments on the food practices of white adults in the Eastern suburbs of Tshwane
The local urban and home-food environments of white adults living in the Eastern suburbs of the Tshwane Metropole is explored and described. The study focused on the contribution of these environments to the food practices of the study group. The South African population, similar to those of other …
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The Blacker the Berry: Food Environments and Intake associated with Perinatal Depression and Secondary Breastfeeding Outcomes among Black Americans in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area
<p>The relationship between the food environment, intake, and health is complex. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if food environments in proximity to Black pregnant women in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area were associated with prenatal eating habits and if these eating habits were …
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An Examination of Celebrity Endorsement Used to Promote Branded Food and Beverage Products to American Children, Adolescents and Young Adults to Inform Policies to Promote Healthy Food Environments
… is a global billion-dollar business used by food, beverage and restaurant companies to influence dietary behaviors that may contribute to overweight and obesity. Evidence suggests that existing government policies and industry self-regulatory programs in the United States (US) do not …
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Conundrums of food governance in South African metropoles
… reflects on the discourse and practice of urban food governance in the city of Cape Town, considered from the point of view of a Foucauldian analysis of deliberative statecraft. The focus is on the ways in which metropolitan governments have tried to make food systems visible and galvanise …
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Exploring the food landscape in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, MI: Neighborhood racial characteristics and food availability
<p>The neighborhood retail food environment is an indicator of short- and long-term health conditions. Disparities in Covid-19 health outcomes have been identified as specifically impacting minority populations in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, MI. This study explores these cities' neighborhood retail …
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Long-term Geospatial Access to Food Environment and Breast Cancer Risk in Metropolitan Chicago
Neighborhood food environments are recognized as important structural determinants of health, yet their long-term impact on cancer outcomes remains poorly understood. Previous studies have cross-sectionally measured exposure at diagnosis, providing only a snapshot of exposure. This dissertation …
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Exploring the Role of the Mixed Methods Approach in Facilitating an Improved Understanding of Food Access in Masiphumelele
This thesis focuses on the food environment of Masiphumelele and seeks to understand how mixed-method approaches could be employed to facilitate an advanced understanding of food access in Masiphumelele. Masiphumelele was chosen as the case study for this research project as this work is sponsored …
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TABLE TALK: Impact of intergenerational food transmission on the nutritional environment and strategies for the prevention of eating disorders
… report examines the role of intergenerational food transmission in the prevention of eating disorders, emphasizing the influence of early feeding practices and family food environments on long-term relationships with food and body image. As rates of disordered eating continue to rise, this …
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Nutrition Education and Community Advocacy at Marin Health and Human Services
… obesity in low-income communities and improves food environments in Marin as a whole.</p>
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Healthy Eating Opportunities and Choices for University Faculty
College food environments can be obesogenic settings due to the availability of fast food restaurants and buffet style cafeteria’s accessible to the university community. These environments often foster eating behaviors that can contribute to rising obesity rates in the United States. The aim of …
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Parental Beliefs and Behaviors Related to Food Safety in Zambia: Educational Implications
Food safety has rarely been discussed in the literature on food education. In this study, Zambian parents of children in kindergarten, primary, and secondary were asked about their beliefs and other factors that influence their food safety behaviors and how these behaviors in turn impact their …
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The Impact of Food Environment in Childhood Obesity in the UK: A Systematic Review
… impacting children's eating habits is the food environment, which includes the availability, accessibility, affordability, and marketing of unhealthy food alternatives. In order to better understand how the food environment affects childhood obesity in the UK, this dissertation will …
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Food access in local food retail stores: a mixed method approach
This mixed methods study focuses on food access in local food retail environments within three neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Food deserts are areas in which residents have limited access to healthy foods. African Americans and populations residing in low-income urban neighborhoods …
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