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Title: | Outlets source of foods in Montevideo: implications for retail food environment research in emerging countries |
Authors: | Ares, Gastón Alcaire, Florencia Brunet, Gerónimo Costa, María Verdier, Sofía Curutchet, María Rosa Bonilla, Luciana Turra, Sergio Risso, Fernanda Machín, Leandro Vidal, Leticia |
Type: | Artículo |
Keywords: | Ambiente alimentario, Accesibilidad alimentaria, Productos ultraprocesados, Lugares de venta de alimentos |
Issue Date: | 2025 |
Abstract: | Objective: To identify outlets source of foods in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay. Design: Cross-sectional field survey of food outlets selling foods and beverages. Setting: 106 census tracts differing in geographical location and socio-economic characteristics. Participants: Outlets selling foods and beverages within the census tracts. Main Outcome Measure: Number, density, and distribution of food outlets selling different food groups, regarded as healthy and unhealthy by the Uruguayan dietary guideline. Analysis: Inferential statistics to compare the measures in census tracts of different socio-economic status. Results: A total of 1,217 food outlets were identified, corresponding to a wide range of different types. Small stores had a highly relevant contribution to the availability of unprocessed foods, whereas ultra-processed products were ubiquitous. The proportion and density of food outlets selling fruits and vegetables and fresh meat was higher in low socio-economic status than in medium/high socio-economic tracts. The distribution of outlets selling different food groups significantly differed across census tracts. Conclusions and Implications: Results highlight the importance of capturing the local food sources that shape the availability of healthy and unhealthy foods. Context-specific definitions of food deserts and food swamps acknowledging the complexity of the retail food environment are needed. |
Description: | Versión aceptada publicada con el título Food Outlets in Montevideo : Implications for Retail Food Environment Research in the Majority World, en la revista Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. |
IN: | Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior |
Sponsors: | Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (Project No. FCE_3_2022_1_172443) Instituto Nacional de Alimentación (Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, Uruguay) Espacio Interdisciplinario (Universidad de la República, Uruguay) |
Citation: | Ares, G., Alcaire, F., Brunet, G. y otros. Outlets source of foods in Montevideo: implications for retail food environment research in emerging countries. [Posprint] Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior [en línea] 2025. 32 p. DOI 10.1016/j.jneb.2024.12.011 |
Geographic coverage: | URUGUAY |
License: | Licencia Creative Commons Atribución - No Comercial - Sin Derivadas (CC - By-NC-ND 4.0) |
Appears in Collections: | Publicaciones académicas y científicas - Facultad de Química |
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