Is neighbourhood social deprivation in a Brazilian city associated with the availability, variety, quality and price of food in supermarkets?

CONCLUSIONS: Supermarkets and similar establishments are less dense in areas of greater social deprivation and have lower prices of healthy foods, but the variety and quality of those foods are worse, compared with areas of low vulnerability. We found worse HFSI for supermarkets located in areas with greater vulnerability. Those findings can guide specific public policies improving the urban food environment.
PMID: 31462336 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Public Health Nutrition - August 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Leite MA, Assis MM, Carmo ASD, Costa BVL, Claro RM, Castro IR, Cardoso LO, Netto MP, Mendes LL Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research