scholarly journals Mexican Households’ Purchases of Foods and Beverages Vary by Store-Type, Taxation Status, and SES

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilia Pedraza ◽  
Barry Popkin ◽  
Juan Salgado ◽  
Lindsey Taillie
Keyword(s):  
Low Ses ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Food Purchases ◽  
Consumer Panel ◽  
Convenience Stores ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Packaged Food ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Where people shop for food is often linked to the healthiness of food purchases. In Mexico, no research has examined the connection between where people shop, what they buy, and their socioeconomic status (SES). Mexico’s sugary beverage and junk food taxes have made households decrease purchases of taxed products. However, whether households have changed where they shop is unknown. To address this gap, we use a repeated cross-sectional analysis of household packaged food and beverage purchases from the Nielsen Mexico Consumer Panel Survey from 2012 to 2015 (n > 5500 households). We examine changes in the volume of the purchase of taxed and untaxed products from different store-types (i.e., convenience stores, supermarkets, traditional retailers, wholesalers, home water-delivery, and others) by SES using multivariate linear regression models. Results show that high-SES households purchased more foods and beverages at all store-types except for low-SES who purchased the most foods and taxed beverages at traditional retailers. Purchases of taxed foods and beverages from traditional retailers significantly decreased for low-SES and middle-SES households and from supermarkets for middle-SES and high-SES households. Purchases of untaxed beverages from wholesalers significantly increased for middle-SES households and from convenience stores for high-SES households. Our findings suggest that consumers choose different stores to purchase beverages than to purchase foods and that taxes may have differentially affected each store-type.

scholarly journals Mexican households’ food shopping patterns in 2015: analysis following nonessential food and sugary beverage taxes

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Lilia S Pedraza ◽  
Barry M Popkin ◽  
Linda Adair ◽  
Whitney R Robinson ◽  
Lindsey Smith Taillie
Keyword(s):  
Low Ses ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Consumer Panel ◽  
Food Shopping ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Packaged Foods ◽  
Traditional Pattern ◽  
Essential Food

Abstract Objective: To examine patterns of taxed and untaxed food and beverage shopping across store types after Mexico’s sugary drink and non-essential food taxes, the nutritional quality of these patterns and the socio-economic characteristics associated with them. Design: We performed k-means cluster analyses using households’ percentage of food and beverage purchases from each store type (i.e. convenience stores, traditional shops (e.g. bodegas, tiendas, mom-and-pop shops), supermarkets, wholesalers and others). We calculated adjusted mean proportions of taxed and untaxed products (ml or g/capita per d) purchased in each pattern. We studied the associations between households’ SES and shopping patterns using multinomial logistic regressions. Within shopping patterns, we obtained mean volumes and proportions of taxed and untaxed food and beverage subgroups and calculated the proportion of products purchased at each store type. Setting: Mexico. Participants: Urban Mexican households (n 5493) from the Nielsen Mexico Consumer Panel Survey 2015. Results: We found four beverage shopping patterns and three food shopping patterns, driven by the store type where most purchases were made. For beverages, 48 % of households were clustered in the Traditional pattern and purchased the highest proportion of taxed beverages. Low-SES households had the highest probability of clustering in the Traditional beverage shopping pattern. For foods, 35 % of households were clustered into the Supermarket pattern. High-SES households had the highest probability of clustering in the Supermarket food shopping pattern. Conclusions: The combination of store types where Mexican households purchase packaged foods and beverages varies. However, households in all shopping patterns and SES purchase taxed beverages mainly at traditional stores. Store-level strategies should be developed to intervene on traditional stores to improve the healthfulness of purchases.

scholarly journals Where do food desert residents buy most of their junk food? Supermarkets

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 2608-2616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine A Vaughan ◽  
Deborah A Cohen ◽  
Madhumita Ghosh-Dastidar ◽  
Gerald P Hunter ◽  
Tamara Dubowitz
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Food Desert ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Food Retail ◽  
Limited Access ◽  
Food Purchases ◽  
Convenience Stores ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Predominantly Female ◽  
Access To Healthy Foods

Abstract Objective To examine where residents in an area with limited access to healthy foods (an urban food desert) purchased healthier and less healthy foods. Design Food shopping receipts were collected over a one-week period in 2013. These were analysed to describe where residents shopped for food and what types of food they bought. Setting Two low-income, predominantly African-American neighbourhoods with limited access to healthy foods in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Subjects Two hundred and ninety-three households in which the primary food shoppers were predominantly female (77·8 %) and non-Hispanic black (91·1 %) adults. Results Full-service supermarkets were by far the most common food retail outlet from which food receipts were returned and accounted for a much larger proportion (57·4 %) of food and beverage expenditures, both healthy and unhealthy, than other food retail outlets. Although patronized less frequently, convenience stores were notable purveyors of unhealthy foods. Conclusions Findings highlight the need to implement policies that can help to decrease unhealthy food purchases in full-service supermarkets and convenience stores and increase healthy food purchases in convenience stores.

scholarly journals Trends in Ultra-Processed Food Purchases from 1984 to 2016 in Mexican Households

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquín Marrón-Ponce ◽  
Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo ◽  
Mauricio Hernández-F ◽  
Carolina Batis
Keyword(s):  
Food System ◽  
National Income ◽  
Processed Foods ◽  
Minimally Processed ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Food Purchases ◽  
Daily Energy ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Daily Record ◽  
Record Instrument

Global trade agreements have shaped the food system in ways that alter the availability, accessibility, affordability, and desirability of ready-to-eat foods. We assessed the time trends of ultra-processed foods purchases in Mexican households from 1984 to 2016. Cross-sectional data from 15 rounds of the National Income and Expenditure Survey (1984, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016) were analyzed. Food and beverage purchases collected in a daily record instrument (over seven days) were classified according to their degree of processing according to the NOVA food framework: (1) Unprocessed or minimally processed foods; (2) processed culinary ingredients; (3) processed foods; and (4) ultra-processed foods. From 1984 to 2016, the total daily energy purchased decreased from 2428.8 to 1875.4 kcal/Adult Equivalent/day, there was a decrease of unprocessed or minimally processed foods (from 69.8% to 61.4% kcal) and processed culinary ingredients (from 14.0% to 9.0% kcal), and an increase of processed foods (from 5.7% to 6.5% kcal) and ultra-processed foods (from 10.5% to 23.1% kcal). Given that ultra-processed foods purchases have doubled in the last three decades and unprocessed or minimally processed foods purchased have gradually declined, future strategies should promote the consumption of unprocessed or minimally processed foods, and discourage ultra-processed foods availability and accessibility in Mexico.

scholarly journals Bikeshare Use in Urban Communities: Individual and Neighborhood Factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela R. Oates ◽  
Bryant W. Hamby ◽  
Sejong Bae ◽  
Maria C. Norena ◽  
H. Olivia Hart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Census Tracts ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Us Census

<p class="Pa7"><strong>Objective: </strong>Bicycling is an affordable way to increase access to employment, school­ing, and services and an effective measure against obesity. Bikeshare programs can make bicycling accessible to diverse popula­tions, but little evidence exists on their adoption in low-resource neighborhoods. Our study examined factors associated with bikeshare use in a metropolitan area in the southern United States.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of a database of clients (N=815) who rented a bicycle from Zyp Bikeshare in Birmingham, Alabama be­tween October 2015 and November 2016. Individual-level variables included bike use frequency, average speed, total miles traveled, total minutes ridden, bike type (traditional vs electricity-assisted pedelec), membership type, sex, and age. Area-level data aggregated to Census tracts, proxies for neighborhoods, were obtained from the 2010 US Census after geocoding clients’ billing addresses. Using exploratory factor analysis, a neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage index (SDI) was constructed. Bikeshare station presence in a tract was included as a covariate. Multivariate linear regression models, adjusted for clustering on Census tracts, were estimated to determine predictors of bikeshare use.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Results: </strong>In a multivariate regression model of individual and neighborhood character­istics adjusted for clustering, each decile increase in the SDI was associated with a 9% increase in bikeshare use (P&lt;.001). Bikeshare use was also positively associated with speed (.1, P&lt;.001), total miles (.008, P&lt;.001), and pedelec use (1.02, P&lt;.01).</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Higher neighborhood socio­economic disadvantage is associated with higher bikeshare use. Bikeshare is a viable transportation option in low-resource neighborhoods and may be an effective tool to improve the connectivity, livability, and health of urban communities. <em></em></p><p class="Pa7"><em></em>Ethn Dis. 2017;27(Suppl 1):303-312; doi:10.18865/ed.27.S1.303.</p>

scholarly journals Serum Potassium and Glucose Regulation in the ADDITION-Leicester Screening Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Patrice Carter ◽  
Danielle H. Bodicoat ◽  
Lauren M. Quinn ◽  
Francesco Zaccardi ◽  
David R. Webb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Glucose Regulation ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Screening Study ◽  
Multiethnic Population ◽  
Baseline Characteristics ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Introduction. Previous observational studies have shown conflicting results between plasma K+concentrations and risk of type 2 diabetes. To help clarify the evidence we aimed to determine whether an association existed between serum K+and glucose regulation within a UK multiethnic population.Methods. Participants were recruited as part of the ADDITION Leicester study, a population based screening study. Individuals from primary care between the age of 40 and 75 years if White European or 25 and 75 years if South Asian or Afro Caribbean were recruited. Tests for associations between baseline characteristics and K+quartiles were conducted using linear regression models.Results. Data showed individuals in the lowest K+quartile had significantly greater 2-hour glucose levels (0.53 mmol/L, 95% CI: 0.36 to 0.70,P≤0.001) than those in the highest K+quartile. This estimation did not change with adjustment for potential confounders. Conversely, participants in the lowest K+quartile had a 0.14% lower HbA1c (95% CI −0.19 to −0.10:P≤0.001) compared to those in the highest K+quartile.Conclusion. This cross-sectional analysis demonstrated that lower K+was associated with greater 2 hr glucose. The data supports the possibility that K+may influence glucose regulation and further research is warranted.

scholarly journals Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Comorbid Cardiometabolic Dysfunction in Women: The SWAN Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 55-55
Author(s):  
Aleda Leis ◽  
Emma Barinas-Mitchell ◽  
Ana Baylin ◽  
Samar El Khoudary ◽  
Elizabeth Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Carotid Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Obese Women ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Media Thickness ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Combined Impact

Abstract Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and obesity are risk factors for atherosclerosis but their combined impact is unknown. The aim of this study was to quantify the added risk of obesity on carotid artery intima media thickness (cIMT), an early indicator for atherosclerosis, beyond MetS alone. The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) is a multi-center, multi-ethnic cohort of women traversing the midlife into early late adulthood. cIMT was assessed between 2005-2007 and MetS, obesity and covariates were measured at the same time. This cross-sectional analysis is restricted to 1,433 women with a body mass index ≥18.5 kg/m2 and free of cardiovascular disease (CVD) when cIMT was measured. Mean maximum cIMT was related to obesity, MetS and their interaction using multivariable linear regression models. The average age was 60 years (standard deviation 2.7) and the prevalence of obesity and MetS were 44% and 35%, respectively. Both conditions occurred in 24% of women. After adjustment for age, race, smoking, family history of heart disease, and antilipemic medications, obese women had a 0.051mm (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.033,0.070; p&lt;0.001) larger maximum cIMT versus women not obese and women with MetS had a 0.066mm (95%CI: 0.042,0.090; p&lt;0.001) larger maximum cIMT versus women without MetS. There was a statistically significant antagonistic interaction between obesity and MetS; women with both had a mean cIMT of 0.972mm (95%CI: 0.955,0.989) and MetS alone a cIMT of 0.961mm (95%CI:0.938,0.983). This suggests that there is only a small risk of obesity on augmenting cIMT beyond MetS alone.

scholarly journals Does the prevalence of promotions on foods and beverages vary by product healthiness? A population-based study of household food and drink purchases in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Essa Tawfiq ◽  
Kathryn E Bradbury ◽  
Cliona Ni Mhurchu
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Subgroup Analysis ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Food Composition ◽  
Unhealthy Food ◽  
Food Retailing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Abstract Objective: To assess the prevalence of promotions on foods and non-alcoholic drinks purchased by New Zealand households and to determine if they vary according to healthiness of products. Design: We undertook a cross-sectional analysis of Nielsen New Zealand Homescan® 2018/19 panel data. We conducted multivariate analyses to examine the variability in quantities of healthy vs. unhealthy food and beverage products purchased on promotion. Promotion was self-reported by the panelist. Healthiness of products was measured by the Health Star Rating system (HSR). We also carried out a subgroup analysis for beverages according to the threshold of < 5 g vs. ≥ 5 g sugar per 100 ml content of products. Setting: The Nielsen New Zealand Homescan® data were linked with two New Zealand food composition databases (Nutritrack and the FOODfiles). Participants: Food and beverage purchases data by 1,800 panel households were used. Results: Overall, 46% (1,803,601/3,940,458) of all purchases made were on promotion. Compared with purchases of food and beverage products with HSR < 3.5 (unhealthy), food and beverage products with HSR ≥ 3.5 (healthy) were significantly less likely to be on promotion (OR=0.78, 95% CI 0.77 - 0.79). The subgroup analysis for beverages shows that products with < 5 g per 100ml were significantly less likely to be on promotion than those with > 5 g sugar per 100ml (OR=0.76, 95% CI 0.75 - 0.78). Conclusions: Policies to improve healthy food retailing should focus on increasing the promotion of healthier food and drink options in stores and supermarkets.

scholarly journals Association of food consumption with total volumes of visceral and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue in a Northern German population

2015 ◽  
Vol 114 (11) ◽  
pp. 1929-1940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Rüttgers ◽  
Karina Fischer ◽  
Manja Koch ◽  
Wolfgang Lieb ◽  
Hans-Peter Müller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
German Population ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Abdominal Adipose Tissue ◽  
Subcutaneous Abdominal Adipose Tissue ◽  
Sectional Analysis

AbstractExcess accumulation of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a known risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases; further, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SAAT) and the ratio of both (VAT:SAAT ratio) have been discussed as potentially detrimental. Information about the association between diet and adipose tissue is scarce. This study aimed to identify food group intake associated with VAT and SAAT and the VAT:SAAT ratio in a Northern German population. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted in 344 men and 241 women who underwent an MRI to quantify total volumes of VAT and SAAT. Intake of fourteen food groups was assessed with a self-administered 112-item FFQ. Linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, energy intake, physical activity, intake of other food groups and mutual adjustment for VAT and SAAT were calculated to analyse the associations between standardised food group intake and VAT and SAAT, or the VAT:SAAT ratio. Intakes of potatoes (P=0·043) and cakes (P=0·003) were positively and inversely, respectively, associated with both VAT and SAAT. By contrast, intake of cereals was negatively associated with VAT (P=0·045) only, whereas intakes of eggs (P=0·006) and non-alcoholic beverages (P=0·042) were positively associated with SAAT only. The association between eggs and non-alcoholic beverages with SAAT remained significant after further consideration of VAT. Intake of non-alcoholic beverages was also inversely associated with the VAT:SAAT ratio (P=0·001). Our analysis adds to the evidence that intake of foods is independently associated with VAT or SAAT volumes.

Relationship Between Personality Measures and Perceived Mental Fatigability

2021 ◽  
pp. 089826432110550
Author(s):  
Hannah L. Allen ◽  
Theresa Gmelin ◽  
Kyle D. Moored ◽  
Robert M. Boudreau ◽  
Stephen F. Smagula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Later Life ◽  
Personality Measures ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Personality Assessments ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Goal Disengagement ◽  
Self Reported Health Status ◽  
Adjusted Association ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Future Work

Objective Examine the association between personality measures and perceived mental fatigability. Methods We performed a cross-sectional analysis in N=1670 men, age 84.3±4.1 years. Multivariable linear regression models were used to examine the covariate adjusted association between personality measures (conscientiousness, optimism, goal reengagement, and goal disengagement) and perceived mental fatigability (measured with the validated 10-item Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale, PFS). Results One standard deviation lower conscientiousness (β=−0.91, p<.0001) and optimism (β=−0.63, p<.0001), and higher goal reengagement (β=0.51, p=.01) scores were independently associated with higher PFS Mental scores adjusted for age, cognitive function, self-reported health status, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbance, physical activity, and goal disengagement. Discussion Lower conscientiousness, optimism, and higher goal reengagement were linked with more severe perceived mental fatigability in older men. Personality traits may potentially contribute to early risk assessment for fatigability in later life. Future work should be longitudinal in nature and include personality assessments to confirm the temporality of the relationships observed.

Abstract 321: Central Blood Pressure Regulation in Relation to Hypertension and Adiposity in Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil E Hultgren ◽  
Nicholas G Evanoff ◽  
Alexander M Kaizer ◽  
Kyle D Rudser ◽  
Donald R Dengel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Hypertension Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlations

Introduction: The relationship between different central BP measurements with hypertension status in youth is not well documented. We hypothesized that measures of central BP would be positively associated with hypertension status in youth independent of adiposity. Methods: We recruited 149 males and 160 females for this cross-sectional analysis (mean±SD: age = 12.8±2.7; BMI percentile (%) = 78.5±27.8). Body fat % was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and brachial BP was measured using an automated cuff to calculate systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP). Determined by systolic percentile, there were 238 normotensive (<90 th ), 29 pre-hypertensive (<90 th - <95 th ), and 42 hypertensive (<95 th ) individuals enrolled. Central BP was determined using the SphygmoCor MM3 system to calculate carotid-aorta SBP (caSBP) carotid-aorta DBP (caDBP) radial-aorta SBP (raSBP) and radial-aorta DBP (raDBP). Central BP measures were compared across hypertension status groups using ANCOVA, with post-hoc Tukey HSD, adjusted for age, sex, and race. Pearson correlations (unadjusted) and multiple linear regression models, examining the relationship between central BP measures with brachial BP adjusted for age, sex, race, and height, were conducted with further adjustment for body fat % (shown as β±SE). Results: raSBP, caSBP, raDBP, and caDBP were significantly different between the normotensive and hypertensive groups (all p<0.001). No statistically significant differences were found between normotensive and pre-hypertensive or between pre-hypertensive and hypertensive groups. raSBP and caSBP were correlated to SBP (r=0.59, r=0.62, respectively, p<0.001). raDBP and caDBP were correlated to DBP (r=0.58, r=0.6, respectively, p<0.001). In regression analysis, SBP was positively associated with both raSBP and caSBP (β=0.3±0.06, p<0.001) and (β=0.28±0.08, p<0.001), respectively. DBP was positively associated with raDBP and caDBP (β=0.31±0.06, p<0.001) and (β=0.31 ±0.06, p<0.001), respectively. All associations remained significant after adjustment for body fat %. Conclusion: These data suggest that central BP, regardless of measurement site, is highly associated with brachial BP and hypertension status in youth independent of adiposity.

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