Availability and price of fruits and vegetables in the surroundings of food and nutrition public establishments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inequalities of access to healthy food reinforce the need to strengthen public policies on Food and Nutritional Security. In this context, Food and Nutrition Public Establishments, which are public spaces for distribution and commercialization of healthy foods, stand out. However, in middle-income countries there is little monitoring of the impacts of public policies on food environments, which are fundamental for strengthening these actions. Thus, the purpose of the study was to evaluate the availability and price of fruits and vegetables in areas with and without Food and Nutrition Public Establishments.

Methodology

A cross-sectional study carried out in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Audits were conducted in the retail food environment of a representative sample of Fo

SUBMITTER: Paiva GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10688891 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature