| The impact of cost on the availability of fruits and vegetables in the homes of schoolchildren in Birmingham, Alabama. | |
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PMID: 17138914 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: Fruit and vegetable cost is a presumed barrier to intake. We sought to determine whether fruit and vegetable cost and consumers' race and income would predict availability of fruits and vegetables in homes of schoolchildren in the Birmingham, Ala, area. METHODS: Data on availability of 27 fruit and vegetable items were obtained from homes of 1355 children (32% African American) in the Birmingham area. Fruit and vegetable costs were obtained from the US Department of Agriculture. We used discrete choice analysis with the dependent variable represented as presence or absence of the fruit or vegetable item. Explanatory variables included fruit and vegetable price per serving; child's gender, race, and age; and parent's body mass index and income. RESULTS: Higher cost was inversely related to fruit and vegetable availability. Higher income, African American race, and female gender were positively related to availability. Cost per serving was stratified into 3 categories-low, medium, and high. Relative to low-cost items, only high-cost items decreased the odds of availability significantly. CONCLUSIONS: Fruit and vegetable cost does impact availability and has the greatest impact for high-cost items. Although cost was inversely related to availability, African Americans reported higher fruit and vegetable availability than Whites. Additional studies are needed to determine whether food items of lower nutritive value and comparable cost impact availability. |
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Authors:
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Jamy D Ard; Stephanie Fitzpatrick; Renee A Desmond; Bryce S Sutton; Maria Pisu; David B Allison; Frank Franklin; Monica L Baskin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2006-11-30 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of public health Volume: 97 ISSN: 1541-0048 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Publication Date: 2007 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-01-24 Completed Date: 2007-02-01 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254074 Medline TA: Am J Public Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 367-72 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA. ardj@uab.edu |
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African Americans
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psychology Alabama Child Choice Behavior Costs and Cost Analysis / trends* European Continental Ancestry Group / psychology Family Characteristics* / ethnology Female Food Preferences* / ethnology Fruit / economics, supply & distribution* Health Behavior* / ethnology Health Promotion* Humans Male Obesity / economics, prevention & control Questionnaires School Health Services Socioeconomic Factors Urban Health* Vegetables / economics, supply & distribution* |
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DK056336/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS |
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