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SynthesisNutrition reviews2015

Contribution of food prices and diet cost to socioeconomic disparities in diet quality and health: a systematic review and analysis.

Nicole Darmon, Adam Drewnowski

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Nutrition reviews, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 600 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

600 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Nicole DarmonN. Darmon is with the Unité Mixte de Recherche "Nutrition, Obesity and Risk of Thrombosis," Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1260, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale 1062, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France. A. Drewnowski is with the Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. nicole.darmon@univ-amu.fr.
Adam DrewnowskiN. Darmon is with the Unité Mixte de Recherche "Nutrition, Obesity and Risk of Thrombosis," Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1260, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale 1062, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France. A. Drewnowski is with the Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Funding

Food Environment, Diet Quality and Disparities in ObesityR01DK076608 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI DREWNOWSKI, ADAM · 2008 to 2019
$6.3M
NIDDK NIH HHS DK076608-07NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK076608
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextIt is well established in the literature that healthier diets cost more than unhealthy diets.

objectiveThe aim of this review was to examine the contribution of food prices and diet cost to socioeconomic inequalities in diet quality. DATA SOURCES: A systematic literature search of the PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science databases was performed. STUDY SELECTION: Publications linking food prices, dietary quality, and socioeconomic status were selected. DATA EXTRACTION: Where possible, review conclusions were illustrated using a French national database of commonly consumed foods and their mean retail prices. DATA SYNTHESIS: Foods of lower nutritional value and lower-quality diets generally cost less per calorie and tended to be selected by groups of lower socioeconomic status. A number of nutrient-dense foods were available at low cost but were not always palatable or culturally acceptable to the low-income consumer. Acceptable healthier diets were uniformly associated with higher costs. Food budgets in poverty were insufficient to ensure optimum diets.

conclusionsSocioeconomic disparities in diet quality may be explained by the higher cost of healthy diets. Identifying food patterns that are nutrient rich, affordable, and appealing should be a priority to fight social inequalities in nutrition and health.

Indexed as

Nutritive ValuePovertyCommerceCosts and Cost AnalysisDietEnergy IntakeFeeding BehaviorFoodHumansNutritional StatusSocial ClassSocioeconomic Factorsdiet costenergy densityfood pricesnutrient densitynutrition economicssocioeconomic status

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PMID26307238
PMCPMC4586446

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