A Typology of Food Environments in the Pacific Region and Their Relationship to Diet Quality in Solomon Islands.

ABSTRACT: Extensive literature describes the importance of food environments (FEs) as a driver of food choices and nutrition outcomes; yet existing FE frameworks do not adequately capture the diversity of FEs relevant to the Pacific Region. This limits identification of opportunities in food systems to reduce the multiple burden of malnutrition. We present a conceptual typology of FEs including six primary FEs relevant in the Pacific; wild; cultivated; kin and community; informal retail; formal retail; and food aid and services. We then apply this typology to food acquisition data from Solomon Islands 2012/13 Household Income and Expenditure Survey and analyse the relationship between FEs and diet quality. The cultivated FE accounts for 60% of the quantity of food acquired nationally, followed by wi

SUBMITTER: Bogard JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8620377 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature