Dietary implications of supermarket development: A global perspective

Five decisions by supermarket operators have important dietary implications: the location of their outlets; the foods they sell; the prices they charge; the promotional strategies they use; and the nutrition‐related activities they implement. These decisions influence food accessibility, availabilit...

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Autor principal: Hawkes, Corinna
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162363
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description Five decisions by supermarket operators have important dietary implications: the location of their outlets; the foods they sell; the prices they charge; the promotional strategies they use; and the nutrition‐related activities they implement. These decisions influence food accessibility, availability, prices and desirability, which in turn influence the decisions consumers make about food. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this article finds that the dietary implications are both positive – supermarkets can make a more diverse diet available and accessible to more people – and negative – supermarkets can reduce the ability of marginalised populations to purchase a high‐quality diet, and encourage the consumption of energy‐dense, nutrient‐poor highly‐processed foods. Overall, the most universally applicable dietary implication is that supermarkets encourage consumers to eat more, whatever the food.
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spelling CGSpace1623632024-11-21T10:02:36Z Dietary implications of supermarket development: A global perspective Hawkes, Corinna supermarkets economic development diet food consumption obesity food supply food prices retail nutrition policies Five decisions by supermarket operators have important dietary implications: the location of their outlets; the foods they sell; the prices they charge; the promotional strategies they use; and the nutrition‐related activities they implement. These decisions influence food accessibility, availability, prices and desirability, which in turn influence the decisions consumers make about food. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this article finds that the dietary implications are both positive – supermarkets can make a more diverse diet available and accessible to more people – and negative – supermarkets can reduce the ability of marginalised populations to purchase a high‐quality diet, and encourage the consumption of energy‐dense, nutrient‐poor highly‐processed foods. Overall, the most universally applicable dietary implication is that supermarkets encourage consumers to eat more, whatever the food. 2008-11 2024-11-21T10:02:36Z 2024-11-21T10:02:36Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162363 en Limited Access Wiley Hawkes, Corinna. 2008. Dietary implications of supermarket development. Development Policy Review Development Policy Review 26(6): 657-692
spellingShingle supermarkets
economic development
diet
food consumption
obesity
food supply
food prices
retail
nutrition policies
Hawkes, Corinna
Dietary implications of supermarket development: A global perspective
title Dietary implications of supermarket development: A global perspective
title_full Dietary implications of supermarket development: A global perspective
title_fullStr Dietary implications of supermarket development: A global perspective
title_full_unstemmed Dietary implications of supermarket development: A global perspective
title_short Dietary implications of supermarket development: A global perspective
title_sort dietary implications of supermarket development a global perspective
topic supermarkets
economic development
diet
food consumption
obesity
food supply
food prices
retail
nutrition policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162363
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