Background Many studies have examined the relationship between the food environment
and health-related outcomes, but fewer consider the integrity of measures used to assess …

Since 1995, the term 'foodscape', a contraction of food and landscape, has been used in
various research addressing social and spatial disparities in public health and food systems …

Objectives To examine the association between environmental exposure to takeaway food
outlets, takeaway food consumption, and body weight, while accounting for home, work …

Socioeconomic disparities in the food environment are known to exist but with little
understanding of change over time. This study investigated the density of takeaway food …

Background Food prepared out-of-home tends to be less healthful than food prepared at
home, with a positive association between frequency of consumption and both fat intake and …

This research studies the social and spatial inequalities of contemporary food deserts in
England and Wales. Two indices of the Store Food Desert Index and Online Food Desert …

Context Improving access to healthy foods is a promising strategy to prevent nutrition-related
chronic diseases. To characterize retail food environments and identify areas with limited …

Background Socio-ecological models of behaviour suggest that dietary behaviours are
potentially shaped by exposure to the food environment ('foodscape'). Research on …

Background A lack of physical activity and overconsumption of energy dense food is
associated with overweight and obesity. The neighbourhood environment may stimulate or …

The role of the neighbourhood environment in influencing health behaviours continues to be
an important topic in public health research and policy. Foot-based street audits, virtual …