Analysis of fruit and vegetable cost and quality among racially segregated neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York

Shaun Cole, Susan Filomena, Kimberly Morland

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Abstract

The increasing rate of obesity in America has raised concerns about the availability of nutritional foods. Studies that address food cost and quality are limited; therefore, these analyses attempt to document differences in cost and quality of produce in economically diverse areas of Brooklyn, New York. Although prices were consistently lower in low-income areas and no consistent trends emerged regarding quality, limited produce availability in predominantly black neighborhoods significantly hampered results. Cost and quality were factors found to be indivisibly linked to store type and produce availability. Further studies must assess all of these factors in tandem for a comprehensive portrait of local food environments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)202-215
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2010

Keywords

  • Cost
  • Local food environment
  • Quality
  • Racial disparities

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