El acceso a la alimentacion

The influence of diet on the health of citizens has led to consider availability of grocery stores as a determinant of food consumption patterns. Thus, food deserts appear in those areas unsupplied by grocery stores. The aim of this work is to do a theoretical and methodological approach to the food...

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Published in:Investigación y desarrollo 2015-07, Vol.23 (2)
Main Author: Ramos-Truchero, Guadalupe
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Diet
Food
Health
Rural areas
Sociology
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Summary:The influence of diet on the health of citizens has led to consider availability of grocery stores as a determinant of food consumption patterns. Thus, food deserts appear in those areas unsupplied by grocery stores. The aim of this work is to do a theoretical and methodological approach to the food desert concept through a literature review. First of all, it denes what are these ones and what are the main contributions discussed. Next, we analyse critical answers about it use as an indicator to measure access to food, as well as proposals to redene the concept. Finally, this article concludes by the exploration of the explanatory potential of this concept to rural areas where their application and analysis might be more justied.
ISSN:0121-3261
2011-7574