Farmers’ market shopping and dietary behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants

Public Health Nutrition

Jared McGuirt¹  Rachel Ward¹  Sally L Bullock¹  Ciarra JM Dortche¹  Crystal E Dixon¹  Alice S Ammerman¹  Qiang Wu¹  Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts¹  Chelsea L Demarest¹ 

关键词: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;    Obesity;    Farmers’ markets;    Fruit;    Vegetables;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980015001111

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveBecause farmers’ markets include a variety of fruits and vegetables, shopping at farmers’ markets would likely improve diet quality among low-income consumers, as well as promote sustainable direct farm-to-consumer business models. However, not much is known about how to promote farmers’ market shopping among low-income consumers. Therefore, the purpose of the present paper was to examine barriers to and facilitators of shopping at farmers’ markets and associations between shopping at farmers’ markets and self-reported dietary behaviours (fruit and vegetable, sugar-sweetened beverage and fast-food consumption) and BMI. DesignCross-sectional analyses of associations between farmers’ market shopping frequency, awareness of markets, access to markets, dietary behaviours and BMI.SettingDepartment of Social Services, Pitt County, eastern North Carolina, USA.SubjectsBetween April and July 2013, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants (n 205) completed a quantitative survey.ResultsBarriers to shopping at farmers’ markets included does not accept SNAP/electronic benefit transfer, out of the way and lack of transportation. Farmers’ market shopping was associated with awareness of farmers’ markets (estimate =0·18 (se 0·04), P

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