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  • 标题:Shelf Space Devoted to Nutritious Foods Correlates with BMI
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  • 作者:Mackenzie Norman ; Jordan Hoffmann ; Lawrence J. Cheskin
  • 期刊名称:American Journal of Food and Nutrition
  • 印刷版ISSN:2374-1155
  • 电子版ISSN:2374-1163
  • 出版年度:2014
  • 卷号:2
  • 期号:2
  • 页码:18-22
  • DOI:10.12691/ajfn-2-2-1
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Science and Education Publishing
  • 摘要:Obesity continues to be a threat to global health. The goal of this study was to examine the correlation between shelf space devoted to various categories of food and BMI in a variety of nations. A total of 121 supermarkets in 10 different countries were evaluated by taking linear measurements of shelf space devoted to 8 categories of foods, and assessing whether there was any relationship to mean population BMI. Trends were detected for the following food categories: 1. higher percent shelf space devoted to fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, canned vegetables, and canned fruit were all associated with a lower national BMI; 2. higher percent shelf space devoted to cereals/pastas/grains/bread, junk food and dairy showed a trend to higher national BMI. Percent supermarket shelf space devoted to healthful foods across 10 different countries correlated with lower BMI ranking by WHO statistics; percent shelf space of grains, dairy and junk food was different for each country and showed a positive trend with BMI. Supermarket shelf space use can offer insight into a country’s BMI, and represents a potential intervention avenue for positive health impact. Further work is needed to confirm this correlation in other nations, regions, and socioeconomic and demographic categories within nations.
  • 关键词:obesity; food environment; BMI; supermarket shelf space
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