Nutritional Profile of Purchases by Store Type: Disparities by Income and Food Program Participation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Policymakers have focused on the food retail environment for improving the dietary quality for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants. Yet little is known about where SNAP households make food and beverage purchases or how purchases may vary by store type, SNAP participation, and income level. The objective of this study was to examine the association between SNAP-income status (participant, income-eligible non-participant, higher-income non-participant) and healthfulness of household purchases across store types.

Methods

Data included household packaged food purchases (N=76,458 unique households) from 2010 to 2014, analyzed in 2017 with multivariable adjusted models to examine the nutritional profile of purchases by store type (grocery, c

SUBMITTER: Taillie LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054884 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature