A Framework for Understanding Grocery Purchasing in a Low-Income Urban Environment. Drew A.
Zachary, Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, 415 South St., MS035, Waltham, MA, USA Email: dzachary@brandeis.edu Abstract Research demonstrates that food desert environments limit low-income shoppers’ ability to purchase healthy foods, thereby increasing their likelihood of diet-related illnesses. We sought to understand how individuals in an urban American food desert make grocery-purchasing decisions, and specifically why unhealthy purchases arise. Analysis is based on ethnographic data from participant observation, 37 in-depth interviews, and three focus groups with low-income, primarily African American shoppers with children. Article Notes Declaration of Conflicting Interests The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. . © The Author(s) 2013.
HSPH News » Survey finds public support for legal interventions to fight obesity, noncommunicable diseases. For immediate release: Monday, March 4, 2013 Boston, MA — The public is very supportive of government action aimed at changing lifestyle choices that can lead to obesity, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases—but they’re less likely to support such interventions if they’re viewed as intrusive or coercive, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study.
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