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ArticleBMC public health2023

Exploration of the food environment in different socioeconomic areas in Hong Kong and Singapore: a cross-sectional case study.

Ivan Ho, Tricia Chng, Sue Kleve, Tammie Choi, Julie Brimblecombe

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Territorial inequalities in the food environment of Brazilian metropolitan regions.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2026
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  3. Retail Food Environment in an Urban Resettlement Colony of Delhi: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
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5 authors.

Ivan Ho *Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, 3168, Australia.
Tricia Chng *Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, 3168, Australia.
Sue KleveDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, 3168, Australia.
Tammie ChoiDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, 3168, Australia.
Julie BrimblecombeDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, 3168, Australia. julie.brimblecombe@monash.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explored the local food environment of Hong Kong and Singapore using a qualitative case study approach to inform future upstream public health nutrition policies. Food outlets that provide food to be eaten in the home were mapped in selected areas of high and low socioeconomic status (SES) of Hong Kong and Singapore. Food outlet density relative to land area was determined. In both countries, lower SES areas surveyed were shown to have higher food outlet density while higher SES areas had fewer but larger food outlets. In Hong Kong, both SES areas reported similar proportions of healthy and unhealthy food outlets.This study highlights the accessibility of food outlet types through their geographical location and density. Future research assessing the differences in eating culture between these two countries should be considered alongside this study's findings, to investigate strategies influencing the food environment in order to promote healthier eating habits.

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FoodLow Socioeconomic StatusCross-Sectional StudiesHong KongHumansSingaporeFood outletsHong KongMappingPublic healthSingaporeSocioeconomic status

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PMID37308892
PMCPMC10260382

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