Simulated retail food environments: A literature review of systems science approaches to advance equity in access to healthy diets.

ABSTRACT: As researchers increasingly utilize systems science simulation modeling (SSSM), little is known about how and by whom SSSMs are being leveraged to address inequities in access to healthy diets. We evaluated the extent to which studies (n = 66) employing SSSM to examine retail food environments (RFEs): included three pillars of equity (social position, human capital, socioeconomic and political context) that shape RFEs and access to healthy diets; grounded model design and development in theory; engaged with diverse stakeholders and lived experiences related to RFEs; and translated model findings towards addressing inequities in RFEs. Most studies (n = 58) included some model characteristics related to social position (e.g., age). Characteristics related to human capital (e.g., meal plannin

SUBMITTER: Mui Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11964793 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature