Socioeconomic inequalities in food outlet access through an online food delivery service in England: A cross-sectional descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT: Online food delivery services facilitate 'online' access to food outlets selling food prepared away-from-home. Online food outlet access has not previously been investigated in England or across an entire country. Systematic differences in online food outlet access could exacerbate existing health inequalities, which is a public health concern. However, this is not known. Across postcode districts in England (n = 2118), we identified and described the number of food outlets and unique cuisine types accessible online from the market leader (Just Eat). We investigated associations with area-level deprivation using adjusted negative binomial regression models. We also compared the number of food outlets accessible online with the number physically accessible in the neighbourhood (1600m Euclid

SUBMITTER: Keeble M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8288297 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature