Community-level comparisons between the grocery store environment and individual dietary practices
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 March 1991
Allen Cheadle, Bruce M. Psaty, Susan Curry, Edward H. Wagner, Paula Diehr, Thomas D. Koepsell
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Positive and statistically significant correlations were found at both the community and the zip code level between the availability of healthful products in stores and the reported healthfulness of individual diets.
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The results provide support for including measures of the grocery store environment as part of a community-level assessment of dietary behavior.
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