Does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households?: Some empirical evidence from Guatemala
Very little is known about how changes in the retail environment affect consumers’diet and health status, especially in developing countries. This article examines the impact of supermarket purchases on the dietary practices of households in Guatemala, using an instrumental variable method to take a...
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| author | Asfaw, Abay |
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| description | Very little is known about how changes in the retail environment affect consumers’diet and health status, especially in developing countries. This article examines the impact of supermarket purchases on the dietary practices of households in Guatemala, using an instrumental variable method to take account of the potential endogeneity of the supermarket purchase variable. The results reveal that supermarket purchases increase the share of highly and partially processed foods at the expense of staple foods, and are also positively and significantly associated with individual Body Mass Index. Different policy moves should be envisaged towards‘healthier’diets. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1623622025-02-19T14:08:12Z Does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households?: Some empirical evidence from Guatemala Asfaw, Abay supermarkets health nutrition diet diet quality staple foods household consumption processed foods nutritive value methods Very little is known about how changes in the retail environment affect consumers’diet and health status, especially in developing countries. This article examines the impact of supermarket purchases on the dietary practices of households in Guatemala, using an instrumental variable method to take account of the potential endogeneity of the supermarket purchase variable. The results reveal that supermarket purchases increase the share of highly and partially processed foods at the expense of staple foods, and are also positively and significantly associated with individual Body Mass Index. Different policy moves should be envisaged towards‘healthier’diets. 2008-03 2024-11-21T10:02:36Z 2024-11-21T10:02:36Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162362 en Limited Access Wiley Asfaw, Abay. 2008. Does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households? Development Policy Review Development Policy Review 26(2): 227-243 |
| spellingShingle | supermarkets health nutrition diet diet quality staple foods household consumption processed foods nutritive value methods Asfaw, Abay Does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households?: Some empirical evidence from Guatemala |
| title | Does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households?: Some empirical evidence from Guatemala |
| title_full | Does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households?: Some empirical evidence from Guatemala |
| title_fullStr | Does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households?: Some empirical evidence from Guatemala |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households?: Some empirical evidence from Guatemala |
| title_short | Does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households?: Some empirical evidence from Guatemala |
| title_sort | does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households some empirical evidence from guatemala |
| topic | supermarkets health nutrition diet diet quality staple foods household consumption processed foods nutritive value methods |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162362 |
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