The Relationship Between the Neighborhood Food Environment, Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes Among Urban Hispanics in New York City
Author | : Manuel C. Co Jr. |
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Release | : 2016 |
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Conclusion: This study contributed to our understanding of the relationships among neighborhood food environment, health behaviors, and health outcomes in a predominantly Hispanic underserved urban community in New York City. While most findings were similar to those reported in the literature, our findings related to the relationship between participants’ perceived neighborhood food environment and actual healthy food access and fruit and vegetable consumption were in contrast to other studies in that increased perceived availability and actual availability lowered the odds of consuming five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day. This surprising finding merits additional qualitative and quantitative research to examine the complex relationships among perceived access, availability, and consumption of healthy foods as well as improved measures of fruit and vegetable consumption.