Association Between Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in Neighborhood Food Stores and Weight Among Residents of Low-Income Urban Public Housing: Cross-Sectional Study
This cross-sectional study examined the presence of food stores and availability of fruits and vegetables in food stores with weight among urban public housing residents. While there was no association between average number of fruits or vegetables in food stores and weight, there were positive associations between number of convenience stores and weight and between number of general merchandise stores and weight.
Authors
- Lisa M. Quintiliani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3328-6768)
- Kevin James Lane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1038-6811)
- Zachary Popp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7935-5300)
- Lynsie R Ranker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7928-2781)
- Allison S. Bender Frank
- Jennifer Murillo
- John Kane
- Robert Leung
- Ziming Xuan
- Belinda Borrelli
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Tufts University (US)
- Tufts Medical Center (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- Seattle Housing Authority (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/81581
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00