ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Availability and affordability of healthy and less healthy food in Nova Scotia: where you shop may affect the availability and price of healthy food.
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- Food environment research in Canada: a rapid review of methodologies and measures deployed between 2010 and 2021.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Investigating reformulation in the Canadian food supply between 2017 and 2020 and its impact on food prices.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Unraveling Elusive Boundaries: A Comprehensive Framework for Assessing Local Food Consumption Patterns in Nova Scotia, Canada.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Development and Application of Healthiness Indicators for Commercial Establishments That Sell Foods for Immediate Consumption.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- In-store food environment for adults and children in Nova Scotia, Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study aimed to examine the availability and price of healthier compared with less healthy foods by geography, store category and store type for convenience stores, and by store size for grocery stores in Nova Scotia.
designA cross-sectional study that examined differences in the overall availability and price of healthier compared to less healthy foods in grocery and convenience stores in Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Consumer Food Environment project was part of a larger initiative of the Nova Scotia government (Department of Health and Wellness) to assess the food and beverage environment in Nova Scotia in 2015/16.
settingFour geographic zones (Nova Scotia Health Authority Management Zones) in Nova Scotia, Canada.
participantsA sample of forty-seven grocery stores and fifty-nine convenience stores were selected from a list of 210 grocery stores and 758 convenience stores in Nova Scotia to ensure geographic and store type representation in our sample.
resultsFindings indicate that rurality had a significant effect on food availability as measured by the Nutrition Environment Measures Surveys (NEMS) score (P < 0·01); there was a higher availability of healthy foods in rural compared to urban areas for convenience stores but not grocery stores. Healthier foods were also more available in chain stores compared to independent stores (P < 0·01) and in large stores compared to small and medium stores (P < 0·001 and P < 0·01, respectively).
conclusionsThe availability of and accessibility to less healthy foods in Nova Scotia food environment suggests that there is a need for government policy action to support a food environment that contributes to healthier diets.
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