Local food environments are associated with girls' energy, sugar-sweetened beverage and snack-food intakes. Issue 10 (12th May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Deierlein, Andrea L; Galvez, Maida P; Yen, Irene H; Pinney, Susan M; Biro, Frank M; Kushi, Lawrence H; Teitelbaum, Susan; Wolff, Mary S
• Is Part Of: Public health nutrition. Volume 17:Issue 10(2014)
• Page Start: 2194
• Page End: 2200
• Publication Date: 2014-05-12
• Subjects: Nutrition -- Periodicals; Nutrition policy -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014000639
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-9800

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="abs1" sec-type="general"> <title>Objective</title> <p>To describe availability and frequency of use of local snack-food outlets and determine whether reported use of these outlets was associated with dietary intakes.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs2" sec-type="general"> <title>Design</title> <p>Data were cross-sectional. Availability and frequency of use of three types of local snack-food outlets were reported. Daily dietary intakes were based on the average of up to four 24 h dietary recalls. Multivariable linear regression models estimated average daily intakes of energy, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and snack foods/sweets associated with use of outlets.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs3" sec-type="general"> <title>Setting</title> <p>Multi-site, observational cohort study in the USA, 2004–2006.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs4" sec-type="subjects"> <title>Subjects</title> <p>Girls aged 6–8 years (<italic>n</italic> 1010).</p> </sec> <sec id="abs5" sec-type="results"> <title>Results</title> <p>Weekly frequency of use of local snack-food outlets increased with number of available types of outlets. Girls with access to only one type of outlet reported consuming food/beverage items less frequently than girls with access to two or three types of outlets (<italic>P</italic> <0·001). Girls' daily energy, SSB and snack foods/sweets intakes increased with greater use of outlets. Girls who reported using outlets>1 to 3 times/week consumed 0·27 (95 % CI 0·13, 0·40) servings of SSB more daily than girls who reported no use. Girls who reported using outlets>3 times/week consumed 449·61 (95 % CI 134·93, 764·29) kJ, 0·43 (95 % CI 0·29, 0·58) servings of SSB and 0·38 (95 % CI 0·12, 0·65) servings of snack foods/sweets more daily than those who reported no use.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs6" sec-type="conclusions"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Girls' frequency of use of local snack-food outlets increases with the number of available types of outlets and is associated with greater daily intakes of energy and servings of SSB and snack foods/sweets.</p> </sec> </abstract>