Corner store purchases made by adults, adolescents and children: items, nutritional characteristics and amount spent

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Author	Lent, Michelle R. Veur, Stephanie Vander Mallya, Giridhar McCoy, Tara A. Sanders, Timothy A. Colby, Lisa Tewksbury, Colleen Rauchut Lawman, Hannah G. Sandoval, Brianna Sherman, Sandy Wylie-Rosett, Judith Foster, Gary D.
Copyright Year	2014
Description	Objective Corner stores, also known as bodegas, are prevalent in low-income urban areas and primarily stock high-energy foods and beverages. Little is known about individual-level purchases in these locations. The purpose of the present study was to assess corner store purchases (items, nutritional characteristics and amount spent) made by children, adolescents and adults in a low-income urban environment. Design Evaluation staff used 9238 intercept surveys to directly examine food and beverage purchases. Setting Intercepts were collected at 192 corner stores in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Subjects Participants were adult, adolescent and child corner store shoppers. Results Among the 9238 intercept surveys, there were 20 244 items. On average, at each corner store visit, consumers purchased 2·2 (sd 2·1) items (1·3 (sd 2·0) foods and 0·9 (sd 0·9) beverages) that cost $US 2·74 (sd $US 3·52) and contained 2786·5 (sd 4454·2) kJ (666·0 (sd 1064·6) kcal). Whether the data were examined as a percentage of total items purchased or as a percentage of intercepts, the most common corner store purchases were beverages, chips, prepared food items, pastries and candy. Beverage purchases occurred during 65·9 % of intercepts and accounted for 39·2 % of all items. Regular soda was the most popular beverage purchase. Corner store purchases averaged 66·2 g of sugar, 921·1 mg of sodium and 2·5 g of fibre per intercept. Compared with children and adolescents, adults spent the most money and purchased the most energy. Conclusions Urban corner store shoppers spent almost $US 3·00 for over 2700 kJ (650 kcal) per store visit. Obesity prevention efforts may benefit from including interventions aimed at changing corner store food environments in low-income, urban areas.
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Ending Page	1712
Page Count	7
Starting Page	1706
ISSN	13689800
e-ISSN	14752727
DOI	10.1017/s1368980014001670
Journal	Public Health Nutrition
Issue Number	9
Volume Number	18
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	2015-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Nutrition Nutrition and Dietetics Urban Health Eating Behaviours
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health