Food environments
Food environments include the physical presence of food that affects a person’s diet, a person’s proximity to food store locations, the distribution of food stores, food service, and any physical entity by which food may be obtained, and/or a connected system that allows access to food.
References
-
CDC. (2014). General Food Environment Resources. [cited 2020 December]. Retrieved from: https:// www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/healthtopics/healthyfood/general.htm
-
Ahmed, S., Kennedy, G., Crum, J., Vogliano, C., McClung, S., & Anderson, C. (2021). Suitability of Data-Collection Methods, Tools and Metrics for Evaluating Market Food Environments in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. Foods, 10(11), 2728.
Sustainable Diet
Resource Center
Continue exploring the four dimensions that have an essential role to play as we transform our food systems.
Find more resources:
Explore the scientific and policy foundations of sustainable nutrition using our guided resource library. Use the colored buttons to choose or return to a topic.