Briefs

• Is Amazon Really Making Healthy Foods Affordable?

  Evaluation of food pricing on Amazon comparing nutrient-dense, whole foods vs. processed foods and beverages. Materials were published as part of work associated with the Seattle Obesity Study.

  Date: August 31, 2017

  Author(s): Shilpi Gupta, Anju Aggarwal, Adam Drewnowski

  Resource Type(s): Briefs

• Replacing Juice with Fruit: Nutrition and Economic Effects

  Substituting 100% fruit juice with fresh fruit in children’s diets reduced calories and increased fiber — but increased diet costs. Replacement of fruit juice with canned fruit only modestly increased costs, but resulted in less impressive nutritional benefits. Results are from a nationally representative sample of 7,000 children and adolescents. Support for this project provided...

  Date: May 31, 2012

  Author(s): Center for Public Health Nutrition

  Resource Type(s): Briefs

• How Farmers Markets Can Promote Access to Healthy Food

  A look at how population groups and farmers markets interact.

  Date: August 31, 2010

  Author(s): Carley Bollen, Anne Vernez-Moudon, Karen Kinney, Adam Drewnowski

  Resource Type(s): Briefs

• The Supermarket Gap: How to Ensure Equitable Access to Affordable, Healthy Foods

  People living in low-income, high minority or rural areas may have limited access to full service supermarkets and to grocery stores selling healthy foods. This brief presents data from the Seattle Obesity Study to show the critical distinction between the nearest grocery store and the one that was actually used by the respondent. Published in...

  Date: May 31, 2010

  Author(s): Adam Drewnowski, Anju Aggarwal, Anne Vernez Moudon

  Resource Type(s): Briefs

• Child Care & Obesity Prevention Issue Briefs

  These 5 briefs were produced between 2009 and 2011 and highlight the importance of child care in obesity prevention efforts and outlining best practices and policy strategies.

  Date: June 1, 2009

  Author(s): Center for Public Health Nutrition

  Resource Type(s): Briefs

• The Search for Affordable Nutrient Rich Foods: A comparison of supermarket food prices in Seattle-King County

  This research brief summarizes findings from the Seattle Obesity Study I . The brief was published by the Center for Public Health Nutrition in July 2009.

  Date: July 31, 2009

  Author(s): Nadia K. Mahmud, Pablo Monsivais, Adam Drewnowski

  Resource Type(s): Briefs

• Can Low-Income Americans Afford a Healthy Diet?

  Building a case for affordable good nutrition as the theme of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Published March 2009

  Date: March 31, 2009

  Author(s): Adam Drewnowski, Petra Eichelsdoerfer

  Resource Type(s): Briefs