Skip to main content

Effect of socioeconomic status on food availability and cost of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Young, CM; Batch, BC; Svetkey, LP
Published in: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
August 2008

The authors assessed food availability and cost of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern and patients' opinion concerning diet and blood pressure by surveying grocery stores and clinic patients in low- and high-socioeconomic status (SES) areas of Boston, Massachusetts. The proportion of DASH items found in stores in low- and high-SES communities was not significantly different (46.5% compared with 75%; P=.2896). The cost of eating a DASH meal plan was significantly more expensive in high-SES communities (dollars 40.20 compared with $30.73 per week; P=.0413). The authors' results suggest that DASH diet foods are available in low- and high-SES communities, but there is a strong trend toward less food availability in low-SES communities. Eating the DASH diet, however, is more expensive in high-SES communities. Increased information, food availability, and affordability are likely to lead to more widespread adoption of the DASH diet.

Duke Scholars

Altmetric Attention Stats
Dimensions Citation Stats

Published In

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)

DOI

ISSN

1524-6175

Publication Date

August 2008

Volume

10

Issue

8

Start / End Page

603 / 611

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban Population
  • Social Class
  • Massachusetts
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Behavior
  • Food
  • Female
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Young, C. M., Batch, B. C., & Svetkey, L. P. (2008). Effect of socioeconomic status on food availability and cost of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 10(8), 603–611. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.08199.x
Young, Christopher M., Bryan C. Batch, and Laura P. Svetkey. “Effect of socioeconomic status on food availability and cost of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern.J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 10, no. 8 (August 2008): 603–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.08199.x.
Young, Christopher M., et al. “Effect of socioeconomic status on food availability and cost of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern.J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), vol. 10, no. 8, Aug. 2008, pp. 603–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.08199.x.
Young CM, Batch BC, Svetkey LP. Effect of socioeconomic status on food availability and cost of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Aug;10(8):603–611.

Published In

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)

DOI

ISSN

1524-6175

Publication Date

August 2008

Volume

10

Issue

8

Start / End Page

603 / 611

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban Population
  • Social Class
  • Massachusetts
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Behavior
  • Food
  • Female