The local food environment and diet: a systematic review

CE Caspi, G Sorensen, SV Subramanian, I Kawachi�- Health & place, 2012 - Elsevier
Despite growing attention to the problem of obesogenic environments, there has not been a
comprehensive review evaluating the food environment–diet relationship. This study aims to
evaluate this relationship in the current literature, focusing specifically on the method of
exposure assessment (GIS, survey, or store audit). This study also explores 5 dimensions of
“food access”(availability, accessibility, affordability, accommodation, acceptability) using a
conceptual definition proposed by Penchansky and Thomas (1981). Articles were retrieved�…