Systematic literature review of instruments that measure the healthfulness of food and beverages sold in informal food outlets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informal food outlets, defined as vendors who rarely have access to water and toilets, much less shelter and electricity, are a common component of the food environment, particularly in many non-Western countries. The purpose of this study was to review available instruments that measure the quality and particularly the healthfulness of food and beverages sold within informal food outlets.

Methods

PubMed, LILACS, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were used. Articles were included if they reported instruments that measured the availability or type of healthy and unhealthy foods and beverages by informal food outlets, were written in English or Spanish, and published between January 1, 2010, and July 31, 2020. Two trained researchers reviewed the title, abstract

SUBMITTER: Medina C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9288710 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature