Cargando…

Effects of Modern Food Retailers on Adult and Child Diets and Nutrition

In many developing countries, food environments are changing rapidly, with modern retailers—such as supermarkets—gaining in importance. Previous studies have suggested that the rise of modern retailers contributes to overweight and obesity. Effects of modern retailers on dietary quality have not bee...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khonje, Makaiko G., Ecker, Olivier, Qaim, Matin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7353018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32521620
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12061714
_version_ 1783557776856842240
author Khonje, Makaiko G.
Ecker, Olivier
Qaim, Matin
author_facet Khonje, Makaiko G.
Ecker, Olivier
Qaim, Matin
author_sort Khonje, Makaiko G.
collection PubMed
description In many developing countries, food environments are changing rapidly, with modern retailers—such as supermarkets—gaining in importance. Previous studies have suggested that the rise of modern retailers contributes to overweight and obesity. Effects of modern retailers on dietary quality have not been analyzed previously due to the unavailability of individual-level dietary data. Here, we address this research gap with data from randomly selected households in Lusaka, Zambia. Anthropometric and food-intake data from 930 adults and 499 children were analyzed to estimate effects of purchasing food in modern retailers on body weight, height, and dietary quality while controlling for income and other confounding factors. The food expenditure share spent in modern retailers was found to be positively associated with overweight in adults, but not in children. For children, a positive association between expenditures in modern retailers and height was identified. Modern retailers contribute to higher consumption of ultra-processed foods and calories. But they also increase protein and micronutrient intakes among adults and children, mainly through higher consumption of meat and dairy. The findings underline that modern retailers can influence diets and nutrition in positive and negative ways. Differentiated regulatory policies are needed to shape food environments for healthy food choices and nutrition.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-7353018
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2020
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-73530182020-07-15 Effects of Modern Food Retailers on Adult and Child Diets and Nutrition Khonje, Makaiko G. Ecker, Olivier Qaim, Matin Nutrients Article In many developing countries, food environments are changing rapidly, with modern retailers—such as supermarkets—gaining in importance. Previous studies have suggested that the rise of modern retailers contributes to overweight and obesity. Effects of modern retailers on dietary quality have not been analyzed previously due to the unavailability of individual-level dietary data. Here, we address this research gap with data from randomly selected households in Lusaka, Zambia. Anthropometric and food-intake data from 930 adults and 499 children were analyzed to estimate effects of purchasing food in modern retailers on body weight, height, and dietary quality while controlling for income and other confounding factors. The food expenditure share spent in modern retailers was found to be positively associated with overweight in adults, but not in children. For children, a positive association between expenditures in modern retailers and height was identified. Modern retailers contribute to higher consumption of ultra-processed foods and calories. But they also increase protein and micronutrient intakes among adults and children, mainly through higher consumption of meat and dairy. The findings underline that modern retailers can influence diets and nutrition in positive and negative ways. Differentiated regulatory policies are needed to shape food environments for healthy food choices and nutrition. MDPI 2020-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7353018/ /pubmed/32521620 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12061714 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Khonje, Makaiko G.
Ecker, Olivier
Qaim, Matin
Effects of Modern Food Retailers on Adult and Child Diets and Nutrition
title Effects of Modern Food Retailers on Adult and Child Diets and Nutrition
title_full Effects of Modern Food Retailers on Adult and Child Diets and Nutrition
title_fullStr Effects of Modern Food Retailers on Adult and Child Diets and Nutrition
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Modern Food Retailers on Adult and Child Diets and Nutrition
title_short Effects of Modern Food Retailers on Adult and Child Diets and Nutrition
title_sort effects of modern food retailers on adult and child diets and nutrition
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7353018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32521620
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12061714
work_keys_str_mv AT khonjemakaikog effectsofmodernfoodretailersonadultandchilddietsandnutrition
AT eckerolivier effectsofmodernfoodretailersonadultandchilddietsandnutrition
AT qaimmatin effectsofmodernfoodretailersonadultandchilddietsandnutrition