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Food Deserts
[edit]The term "food desert" is used to describe populated urban areas where residents do not have access to an affordable and healthy diet." Reports have "suggested that food deserts may damage public health by restricting the availability and affordability of foods that form the components of a healthy diet."[1]
A study done by Elizabeth Baker and her colleagues in the St Louis, Missouri area found that “mixed-race or white high-poverty areas and all African American areas (regardless of income) were less likely than predominantly white higher-income communities to have access to foods that enable individuals to make healthy choices.”[2]
Stress
[edit]One study found that "higher work stress was associated with higher consumption of specific fatty foods among men but not women."[3]
In another study done by Richardson and her colleagues, "a sample of low-income women with children, we found that perceived stress was directly and positively associated with severe obesity, independent of eating behaviors and diet quality. In addition, perceived stress was directly and positively associated with unhealthy eating behaviors."[4]
Education
[edit]A study done by Shaikh and colleagues found that "in both unadjusted and adjusted analyses, lower levels of education and incomes were generally associated with higher likelihood of obesity and higher mean BMI."[5]
- ^ Cummins, Steven (2014-01-01). The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:10.1002/9781118410868.wbehibs450/abstract. ISBN 9781118410868.
- ^ EA, Baker; M, Schootman; E, Barnidge; C, Kelly (2006-07-01). "The role of race and poverty in access to foods that enable individuals to adhere to dietary guidelines". Preventing chronic disease. 3 (3).
- ^ Hellerstedt, W. L.; Jeffery, R. W. (1997-06-01). "The association of job strain and health behaviours in men and women". International Journal of Epidemiology. 26 (3): 575–583. doi:10.1093/ije/26.3.575. ISSN 0300-5771. PMID 9222783.
- ^ Richardson, Andrea S.; Arsenault, Joanne E.; Cates, Sheryl C.; Muth, Mary K. (2015-01-01). "Perceived stress, unhealthy eating behaviors, and severe obesity in low-income women". Nutrition Journal. 14: 122. doi:10.1186/s12937-015-0110-4. ISSN 1475-2891. PMC 4668704. PMID 26630944.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ RA, Shaikh; M, Siahpush; GK, Singh; M, Tibbits (2016-10-23). "Socioeconomic status smoking alcohol use physical activity and dietary behavior as determinants of obesity and body mass index in the United States: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey". International Journal of MCH and AIDS. 4 (1).