Barriers, opportunities, and challenges in addressing disparities in diet‐related cardiovascular disease in the United States
Abstract In the United States, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death
and disability. Suboptimal diet quality is responsible for a greater percentage of CVD …
and disability. Suboptimal diet quality is responsible for a greater percentage of CVD …
[HTML][HTML] Structural racism and geographic access to food retailers in the United States: a sco** review
This sco** review summarized findings and key measures from US-based studies that 1)
examined associations between geographic indicators of structural racism (eg, redlining …
examined associations between geographic indicators of structural racism (eg, redlining …
Food swamps predict obesity rates better than food deserts in the United States
This paper investigates the effect of food environments, characterized as food swamps, on
adult obesity rates. Food swamps have been described as areas with a high-density of …
adult obesity rates. Food swamps have been described as areas with a high-density of …
Accelerating ethics, empathy, and equity in geographic information science
Science has traditionally been driven by curiosity and followed one goal: the pursuit of truth
and the advancement of knowledge. Recently, ethics, empathy, and equity, which we term …
and the advancement of knowledge. Recently, ethics, empathy, and equity, which we term …
WEIRD and non-consensual food deserts and swamps: a sco** review of operational definitions
G Ares, S Turra, L Bonilla, M Costa, S Verdier, G Brunet… - Health & Place, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to critically analyze operational definitions of food deserts
and food swamps included in empirical studies published in peer-reviewed journals. A …
and food swamps included in empirical studies published in peer-reviewed journals. A …
Associations between obesity, obesogenic environments, and structural racism vary by county-level racial composition
Obesity rates in the US are associated with area-level, food-related characteristics. Studies
have previously examined the role of structural racism (policies/practices that advantaged …
have previously examined the role of structural racism (policies/practices that advantaged …
Racial differences in perceived food swamp and food desert exposure and disparities in self-reported dietary habits
Both food swamps and food deserts have been associated with racial, ethnic, and
socioeconomic disparities in obesity rates. Little is known about how the distribution of food …
socioeconomic disparities in obesity rates. Little is known about how the distribution of food …
Daily food insecurity is associated with diet quality, but not energy intake, in winter and during COVID-19, among low-income adults
Background Food insecurity (FI) is a dynamic phenomenon. Experiences of daily FI may
impact dietary outcomes differently within a given month, across seasons, and before or …
impact dietary outcomes differently within a given month, across seasons, and before or …
Association between access to convenience stores and childhood obesity: a systematic review
Childhood obesity increases the risk of adulthood obesity and is associated with other
adverse health outcomes later in life. It may be influenced by environmental characteristics …
adverse health outcomes later in life. It may be influenced by environmental characteristics …
Dollar stores, retailer redlining, and the metropolitan geographies of precarious consumption
For the last twenty years, scholarly research has relied primarily on food deserts as a way to
frame geographic disparities in access to healthy foods. The results of this research have …
frame geographic disparities in access to healthy foods. The results of this research have …