Characterising urban immigrants' interactions with the food retail environment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The food retail environment is an important determinant of food access and the ability to achieve a healthy diet. However, immigrant communities may procure their food in different ways than the mainstream population owing to preferences for specific cultural products or limited English language proficiency. The objective of this analysis was to describe the grocery shopping patterns and behaviours of one of the largest immigrant groups in New York City, Chinese Americans - a group experiencing high poverty and cardio-metabolic disparities.

Design

Cross-sectional survey data.

Setting

Community-based sample.

Participants

Self-identified Chinese Americans in the New York metropolitan area (n 239).

Results

Three shopping patterns were identified:

SUBMITTER: Yi SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8565613 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature