ArticlePreventing chronic disease2014
Association of the neighborhood retail food environment with sodium and potassium intake among US adults.
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- The use and misuse of ratio and proportion exposure measures in food environment research.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Article
- Neighborhood Food Outlet Access and Dietary Intake among Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease: Results from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2020Observational
- The Association Between Obesity, Socio-Economic Status, and Neighborhood Environment: A Multi-Level Analysis of Spokane Public Schools.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Trends in Dietary Nutrients by Demographic Characteristics and BMI among US Adults, 2003-2016.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Retail Environments as a Venue for Obesity Prevention.Current obesity reports · 2016Review
- The Challenge of Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes to Public Health: A Study Based on Qualitative Systemic Approach.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
introductionHigh sodium intake and low potassium intake, which can contribute to hypertension and risk of cardiovascular disease, may be related to the availability of healthful food in neighborhood stores. Despite evidence linking food environment with diet quality, this relationship has not been evaluated in the United States. The modified retail food environment index (mRFEI) provides a composite measure of the retail food environment and represents the percentage of healthful-food vendors within a 0.5 mile buffer of a census tract.
methodsWe analyzed data from 8,779 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2008. By using linear regression, we assessed the relationship between mRFEI and sodium intake, potassium intake, and the sodium-potassium ratio. Models were stratified by region (South and non-South) and included participant and neighborhood characteristics.
resultsIn the non-South region, higher mRFEI scores (indicating a more healthful food environment) were not associated with sodium intake, were positively associated with potassium intake (P [trend] = .005), and were negatively associated with the sodium-potassium ratio (P [trend] = .02); these associations diminished when neighborhood characteristics were included, but remained close to statistical significance for potassium intake (P [trend] = .05) and sodium-potassium ratio (P [trend] = .07). In the South, mRFEI scores were not associated with sodium intake, were negatively associated with potassium intake (P [trend] = < .001), and were positively associated with sodium-potassium ratio (P [trend] = .01). These associations also diminished after controlling for neighborhood characteristics for both potassium intake (P [trend] = .03) and sodium-potassium ratio (P [trend] = .40).
conclusionWe found no association between mRFEI and sodium intake. The association between mRFEI and potassium intake and the sodium-potassium ratio varied by region. National strategies to reduce sodium in the food supply may be most effective to reduce sodium intake. Strategies aimed at the local level should consider regional context and neighborhood characteristics.
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