Food and Beverage Availability in Small Food Stores Located in Healthy Food Financing Initiative Eligible Communities

Food and Beverage Availability in Small Food Stores Located in Healthy Food Financing Initiative Eligible Communities

Food deserts are a major public health concern. This study aimed to assess food and beverage availability in four underserved communities eligible to receive funding from the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI). Data analyzed are part of a quasi-experimental study evaluating the impact of the HFFI on the retail food environment in selected Illinois communities. In 2015, 127 small grocery a...

Healthy food availability in small urban food stores: a comparison of four US cities.

OBJECTIVE Given that small food stores may be important retail food sources in low-income urban communities, our objective was to examine cross-city comparative data documenting healthy food availability within such facilities, particularly those located in low-income areas and nearby schools. DESIGN Food stores in Baltimore, Maryland; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Oakland, California; and...

DIET AND NUTRITION: White House Proposes Healthy Food Financing Initiative

Healthful Food Availability in Stores and Restaurants — American Samoa, 2014

American Samoa, one of the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, has documented the highest prevalence of adults with obesity (75%) in the world. The nutritionally poor food and beverage environment of food retail venues has been suspected to be a contributing factor, although an evaluation of these venues in American Samoa has not been conducted. In January 2014, American Samoa established an Obesi...

Chemometrics in Food and Beverage

Scientists in the food and beverage industry are faced with many different quality control tasks, such as making sure that flavors meet certain standards, identifying changes in process parameters that may lead to a change in quality, detecting adulteration in any ingredient and identifying the geographical origin of raw materials. Food scientists who work for regulatory agencies, such as the F...