SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2022
How does the food environment influence people engaged in weight management? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature.
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- How does the food environment influence people engaged in weight management? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022Pooled it
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- A Comprehensive Review of Phytonutrients as a Dietary Therapy for Obesity.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Development of the Menu Assessment Scoring Tool (MAST) to Assess the Nutritional Quality of Food Service Menus.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- UK government delays restriction of promotions on less-healthy foods: Serious implications for tackling obesity.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2022Article
- Investigating experiences of frequent online food delivery service use: a qualitative study in UK adults.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
People engaged in weight loss or weight loss maintenance (weight management) often regain weight long term. Unsupportive food environments are one of the myriad challenges people face when working towards a healthier weight. This systematic review explores how the food environment influences people engaged in weight management and the policy implications. Nine electronic databases (CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO, Academic Search Complete, Embase, Ovid Emcare, PubMed, Open Grey, and BASE) were searched systematically in May 2020 to synthesize the qualitative evidence. Eligible studies were conducted with adults (18+) in high-income countries, available in English and published 2010-2020 with a substantial qualitative element and reference to food environments. Data were analyzed using a thematic synthesis approach. Quality assessment using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme was undertaken. We identified 26 studies of 679 individuals reporting on weight management experiences with reference to the food environment. Limitations of the included studies included a lack of detail regarding socioeconomic status and ethnicity in many studies. The analysis revealed that food environments undermine efforts at weight management, consistently making purchasing and consumption of healthier food more difficult, particularly for those on a low income. For weight management to be more successful, concurrent actions to reshape food environments are necessary.
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