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Association between distance to nearest supermarket and provision of fruits and vegetables in English nurseries.

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Burgoine, T; Gallis, JA; L Penney, T; Monsivais, P; Benjamin Neelon, SE
Published in: Health Place
July 2017

With 796,500 places available for children in England, pre-school nurseries could serve as an important setting for population-wide dietary intervention. It is critical to understand the determinants of healthy food provision in this setting, which may include access to food stores. This study examined the association between objective, GIS-derived supermarket proximity and fruit and vegetable serving frequency, using data from 623 English nurseries. Overall, 116 (18%) nurseries served fruits and vegetables infrequently (<2-3 times/week), but provision differed by supermarket proximity. In adjusted multivariable regression models, nurseries farthest from their nearest supermarket (Q5, 1.7-19.8km) had 2.38 (95% CI 1.01-5.63) greater odds of infrequent provision. Our results suggest that supermarket access may be important for nurseries in meeting fruit and vegetable provision guidelines. We advance a growing body of international literature, for the first time linking the food practices of institutions to their neighbourhood food retail context.

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Health Place

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EISSN

1873-2054

Publication Date

July 2017

Volume

46

Start / End Page

229 / 233

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vegetables
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Fruit
  • Food Supply
  • Feeding Behavior
  • England
  • Diet
  • Commerce
 

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Burgoine, T., Gallis, J. A., L Penney, T., Monsivais, P., & Benjamin Neelon, S. E. (2017). Association between distance to nearest supermarket and provision of fruits and vegetables in English nurseries. Health Place, 46, 229–233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.05.018
Burgoine, Thomas, John A. Gallis, Tarra L Penney, Pablo Monsivais, and Sara E. Benjamin Neelon. “Association between distance to nearest supermarket and provision of fruits and vegetables in English nurseries.Health Place 46 (July 2017): 229–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.05.018.
Burgoine T, Gallis JA, L Penney T, Monsivais P, Benjamin Neelon SE. Association between distance to nearest supermarket and provision of fruits and vegetables in English nurseries. Health Place. 2017 Jul;46:229–33.
Burgoine, Thomas, et al. “Association between distance to nearest supermarket and provision of fruits and vegetables in English nurseries.Health Place, vol. 46, July 2017, pp. 229–33. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.05.018.
Burgoine T, Gallis JA, L Penney T, Monsivais P, Benjamin Neelon SE. Association between distance to nearest supermarket and provision of fruits and vegetables in English nurseries. Health Place. 2017 Jul;46:229–233.
Journal cover image

Published In

Health Place

DOI

EISSN

1873-2054

Publication Date

July 2017

Volume

46

Start / End Page

229 / 233

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vegetables
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Fruit
  • Food Supply
  • Feeding Behavior
  • England
  • Diet
  • Commerce