ArticlePublic health nutrition2016
Neighbourhood variation in the price of soda relative to milk and its association with neighbourhood socio-economic status and race.
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- Perceptions of the Food Environment and Access among Predominantly Black Low-Income Residents of Rural Louisiana Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Cost-Effectiveness Of A Workplace Ban On Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Sales: A Microsimulation Model.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2020Article
- Sugar-Sweetened and Diet Beverage Consumption in Philadelphia One Year after the Beverage Tax.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Sugar-sweetened beverage prices: Variations by beverage, food store, and neighborhood characteristics, 2017.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- Neighborhood price of healthier food relative to unhealthy food and its association with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.Preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Neighborhood Prices of Healthier and Unhealthier Foods and Associations with Diet Quality: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Healthy and Unhealthy Food Prices across Neighborhoods and Their Association with Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Proportion Black/Hispanic.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveSoda consumption is high in the USA, especially among minorities and individuals of lower socio-economic status (SES); this may be due to its affordable price in relation to healthier alternatives. The objective of the present study was to examine geospatial variation in price of milk and soda, and the price of milk relative to soda, by neighbourhood SES and proportion of Hispanic and black individuals.
designRetailer soda and milk prices (n 2987; Information Resources, Inc. Academic Data Set 2004-2011) were linked to census block group sociodemographic characteristics (American Community Survey 2005-2009). Linear hierarchical regression models were used to adjust for confounders.
settingLarge chain supermarkets and superstores (n 1743) in forty-one states and 1694 block groups (USA).
resultsFor equivalent fluid ounces, price of soda on average was 62 % lower than milk ($US 0·23 v. $US 0·63 per serving) and there was high dispersion in milk price across geographic areas. After adjustment for confounding, neighbourhoods with a higher concentration of black and Hispanic individuals tended to have lower soda prices and higher milk prices (-$US 0·001 and +$US 0·007 in price per serving, respectively, for a one quintile increase in black/Hispanic population), while soda and milk both became less expensive as SES decreased (-$US 0·002 and -$US 0·015 in serving price per one sd decrease in SES index, respectively).
conclusionsNeighbourhoods with a higher concentration of blacks and Hispanics may be at greater risk of higher soda consumption due to more affordable prices, in absolute terms and relative to the price of milk.
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