ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2017
Transactions at a Northeastern Supermarket Chain: Differences by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Use.
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- In-Store Marketing and Supermarket Purchases: Associations Overall and by Transaction SNAP Status.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Nutritional Composition and Purchasing Patterns of Supermarket Prepared Foods Over Time.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as a health intervention.Current opinion in pediatrics · 2023Review
- Assessment of Calories Purchased After Calorie Labeling of Prepared Foods in a Large Supermarket Chain.JAMA internal medicine · 2022Article
- Ultra-processed Foods, Weight Gain, and Co-morbidity Risk.Current obesity reports · 2022Review
- Impact of the supplemental nutritional assistance program on diet-related disease morbidity among older adults.Health services research · 2021Article
- Calorie Labeling and Product Reformulation: A Longitudinal Analysis of Supermarket-Prepared Foods.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and current restricted food expenditures: implications for policy.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- Understanding the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Geographic Location: A Scoping Review of U.S. Consumer Food Purchasing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Barriers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Addressing Disparities in Diet-Related Cardiovascular Disease in the United States.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Review
- Supermarket Purchases Over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefit Month: A Comparison Between Participants and Nonparticipants.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Article
- Nutritional Profile of Purchases by Store Type: Disparities by Income and Food Program Participation.American journal of preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Where do U.S. households purchase healthy foods? An analysis of food-at-home purchases across different types of retailers in a nationally representative dataset.Preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Increases in Sugary Drink Marketing During Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefit Issuance in New York.American journal of preventive medicine · 2018Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
introductionAlthough one in seven Americans receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, little is known about how these benefits for food are spent because individual-level sales data are not publicly available. The purpose of this study is to compare transactions made with and without SNAP benefits at a large regional supermarket chain.
methodsSales data were obtained from a large supermarket chain in the Northeastern U.S. for a period of 2 years (April 2012-April 2014). Multivariate multiple regression models were used to quantify relative differences in dollars spent on 31 predefined SNAP-eligible food categories. Analyses were completed in 2016.
resultsTransactions with SNAP benefit use included higher spending on less healthful food categories, including sugar-sweetened beverages ($1.08), red meat ($1.55), and convenience foods ($1.34), and lower spending on more healthful food categories, such as fruits (-$1.51), vegetables (-$1.35), and poultry (-$1.25) compared to transactions without SNAP benefit use.
conclusionsThese findings provide objective data to compare purchases made with and without SNAP benefits. Next steps should be to test proposed SNAP modifications to determine whether they would have the intended effect of promoting healthier purchasing patterns among SNAP beneficiaries.
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