A Systematic Review on Socioeconomic Differences in the Association between the Food Environment and Dietary Behaviors

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Title: A Systematic Review on Socioeconomic Differences in the Association between the Food Environment and Dietary Behaviors
Authors: Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Kyra G. M. Nelissen, S. Coosje Dijkstra, Maartje P. Poelman, Joost G. Daams, Julianna B. Leijssen, Mary Nicolaou
Contributors: Social Urban Transitions
Source: Nutrients
Mackenbach, J D, Nelissen, K G M, Dijkstra, S C, Poelman, M P, Daams, J G, Leijssen, J B & Nicolaou, M 2019, 'A systematic review on socioeconomic differences in the association between the food environment and dietary behaviors', Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 9, 2215. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11092215
Mackenbach, J D, Nelissen, K G M, Dijkstra, S C, Poelman, M P, Daams, J G, Leijssen, J B & Nicolaou, M 2019, 'A Systematic Review on Socioeconomic Differences in the Association between the Food Environment and Dietary Behaviors', Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11092215
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2019.
Publication Year: 2019
Subject Terms: Adult, Adolescent, interaction, Review, Environment, food prices, Food Supply, Food Preferences, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Humans, Food/economics, Healthy/statistics & numerical data, Diet/statistics & numerical data, 2. Zero hunger, Schools, food retailers, Food Services, Diet, socio-economic position, Socioeconomic Factors, Food, Costs and Cost Analysis, Diet, Healthy, SES, dietary intake, effect modification
Description: Little is known about socioeconomic differences in the association between the food environment and dietary behavior. We systematically reviewed four databases for original studies conducted in adolescents and adults. Food environments were defined as all objective and perceived aspects of the physical and economic food environment outside the home. The 43 included studies were diverse in the measures used to define the food environment, socioeconomic position (SEP) and dietary behavior, as well as in their results. Based on studies investigating the economic (n = 6) and school food environment (n = 4), somewhat consistent evidence suggests that low SEP individuals are more responsive to changes in food prices and benefit more from healthy options in the school food environment. Evidence for different effects of availability of foods and objectively measured access, proximity and quality of food stores on dietary behavior across SEP groups was inconsistent. In conclusion, there was no clear evidence for socioeconomic differences in the association between food environments and dietary behavior, although a limited number of studies focusing on economic and school food environments generally observed stronger associations in low SEP populations. (Prospero registration: CRD42017073587)
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ISSN: 2072-6643
DOI: 10.3390/nu11092215
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Abstract:Little is known about socioeconomic differences in the association between the food environment and dietary behavior. We systematically reviewed four databases for original studies conducted in adolescents and adults. Food environments were defined as all objective and perceived aspects of the physical and economic food environment outside the home. The 43 included studies were diverse in the measures used to define the food environment, socioeconomic position (SEP) and dietary behavior, as well as in their results. Based on studies investigating the economic (n = 6) and school food environment (n = 4), somewhat consistent evidence suggests that low SEP individuals are more responsive to changes in food prices and benefit more from healthy options in the school food environment. Evidence for different effects of availability of foods and objectively measured access, proximity and quality of food stores on dietary behavior across SEP groups was inconsistent. In conclusion, there was no clear evidence for socioeconomic differences in the association between food environments and dietary behavior, although a limited number of studies focusing on economic and school food environments generally observed stronger associations in low SEP populations. (Prospero registration: CRD42017073587)
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DOI:10.3390/nu11092215