Do supermarkets contribute to the obesity pandemic in developing countries?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many developing countries are undergoing a nutrition transition with rising rates of overweight and obesity. This nutrition transition coincides with a rapid expansion of supermarkets. The objective of the present research is to study whether supermarkets directly contribute to overweight and other changes in nutritional status.

Design

This research builds on cross-sectional observational data. Household- and individual-level data were collected in Kenya using a quasi-experimental survey design. Instrumental variable regressions were employed to analyse the impact of supermarket purchase on nutritional status. Causal chain models were estimated to examine pathways through which supermarkets affect nutrition.

Setting

Small towns in Central Province of Kenya w

SUBMITTER: Kimenju SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271677 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature