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- Title: Economic Access to Fruits and Vegetables in the Greater Quebec City: Do Disparities Exist? (Quantitative Research) (Report)
- Author : Canadian Journal of Public Health
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 283 KB
Description
Social inequalities in health are the focus of an increasing number of studies trying to determine the elements and processes involved. (1-4) Among these studies, those addressing the economic accessibility of food suggest that unequal access can contribute to health disparities by putting low-income people at a disadvantage. (5-7) With respect to consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV), 58% of Canadian households with low income ($30,000) reported eating fewer than five portions of FV per day in 2004, and this proportion fell to 41% for privileged households ($60,000). (8) Significant associations were found between low consumption of FV and the risk of chronic diseases such as obesity, cancer and diabetes. (9-11) Studies have analyzed the variation in healthy food costs across different socio-economic contexts. (12-15) In Canada, a few studies have shown no variation in the cost of a Nutritious Food Basket (NFB) according to socio-economic status. (16-18) In these studies, food store type was the only predictor of cost of an NFB, which was lowest in large grocery stores.
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