ArticleNature food2025
Global food retail environments are increasingly dominated by large chains and linked to the rising prevalence of obesity.
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- Wild vegetables contribute to improving the diversity and sustainability of vegetable diets in China.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Contextualized urban food environment research.Nature food · 2026Article
- Which front-of-pack nutritional label (FOPNL) is most effective in promoting healthier dietary choices? An experimental study in Indonesia.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Determinants of food retail outlet choice in an urban food environment: a qualitative study in Indonesia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Social inequities in the community food environment: temporal analysis of food retail availability in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2010-2022).Public health nutrition · 2025Review
- Factors influencing parents' food-purchasing decisions in the Pacific: a qualitative study in Tonga.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Retail food environments influence food purchasing and dietary patterns. A global analysis of the food retail landscape allowing comparisons across geographical regions is therefore needed to tackle diet-related non-communicable diseases. Here we examine trends in retail food environments from 2009 to 2023 across 97 countries, exploring associations with changes in obesity prevalence. Increases were observed in the density of chain outlets, grocery sales from chain retailers, unhealthy food sales per capita and digital grocery sales; non-chain outlet density and the ratio of non-chain to chain outlets declined over time. South Asia and low- and middle-income countries overall experienced the most rapid transformation. Changes in retail environments and the prevalence of obesity were found to be positively correlated. As retail environments become increasingly digital and dominated by large chains, important implications for diets and health should be expected, particularly in lower-income countries.
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