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ReviewPublic health nutrition2025

Social inequities in the community food environment: temporal analysis of food retail availability in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2010-2022).

Dafne Pavão Schattschneider, Elma Izze da Silva Magalhães, Ariene Silva do Carmo, Lauren Yurgel da Silva, Carolina Machado Colucci, Júlio Celso Borello Vargas, Raquel Canuto

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  1. Territorial inequalities in the food environment of Brazilian metropolitan regions.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2026
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7 authors.

Dafne Pavão Schattschneiderhttps://ror.org/0198v2949Postgraduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Room 220, 2nd floor, 2400 Ramiro Barcelos Street, Floresta, Porto Alegre, RS90035-003, Brazil.
Elma Izze da Silva Magalhãeshttps://ror.org/0198v2949Postgraduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Room 220, 2nd floor, 2400 Ramiro Barcelos Street, Floresta, Porto Alegre, RS90035-003, Brazil.
Ariene Silva do CarmoPostgraduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Room 12023, 12th floor, Block D, 524 São Francisco Xavier Street, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro20550-013, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3421-9495
Lauren Yurgel da Silvahttps://ror.org/0198v2949Postgraduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Room 220, 2nd floor, 2400 Ramiro Barcelos Street, Floresta, Porto Alegre, RS90035-003, Brazil.
Carolina Machado ColucciFaculty of Nutrition, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2400 Ramiro Barcelos Street, Floresta, Porto Alegre, RS90035-003, Brazil.
Júlio Celso Borello VargasPostgraduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 320 Sarmento Leite Street, 5th floor, Farroupilha, Porto Alegre, RS90050-170, Brazil.
Raquel Canutohttps://ror.org/0198v2949Postgraduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Room 220, 2nd floor, 2400 Ramiro Barcelos Street, Floresta, Porto Alegre, RS90035-003, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4042-1913

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe changes in the community food environment between 2010 and 2022 in all municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil, and to evaluate the possible associated sociodemographic inequities.

designThis ecological study was based on an analysis of the distribution and density of food retail establishments between 2010 and 2022 and their associations with the sociodemographic characteristics of the municipalities. Sociodemographic and food retail variables were extracted from secondary government databases. The establishments were classified according to the degree of processing of the foods they predominantly sold. Non-parametric tests and linear and Prais-Winsten regressions were used to analyse data.

settingState of RS, Brazil.

participantsAll 497 municipalities.

resultsThere was a significant reduction in overall food retail density (Coef.: -2·97; 95 % CI: -3·34, -2·61;

conclusionsThe reduction in food retail outlets disproportionately affected the most vulnerable municipalities and negatively impacted the availability of healthy foods. These findings reinforce the need for food and nutrition policies that promote equity in the food environment.

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CommerceFood SupplyResidence CharacteristicsBrazilCitiesFast FoodsHumansSocioeconomic FactorsEcological studyFood environmentSocial determinants of healthSocio-economic disparities in health

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PMCPMC12722071

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