Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Healthy Eating Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 4;17(21):8141. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17218141.
The food retail environment is an important driver of dietary choices. This article presents a national agenda for research in food retail, with the goal of identifying policies and corporate practices that effectively promote healthy food and beverage purchases and decrease unhealthy purchases. The research agenda was developed through a multi-step process that included (1) convening a scientific advisory committee; (2) commissioned research; (3) in-person expert convening; (4) thematic analysis of meeting notes and refining research questions; (5) follow-up survey of convening participants; and (6) refining the final research agenda. Public health researchers, advocates, food and beverage retailers, and funders participated in the agenda setting process. A total of 37 research questions grouped into ten priority areas emerged. Five priority areas focus on understanding the current food retail environment and consumer behavior and five focus on assessing implementation and effectiveness of interventions and policies to attain healthier retail. Priority topics include how frequency, duration, and impact of retailer promotion practices differ by community characteristics and how to leverage federal nutrition assistance programs to support healthy eating. To improve feasibility, researchers should explore partnerships with retailers and advocacy groups, identify novel data sources, and use a variety of study designs. This agenda can serve as a guide for researchers, food retailers, funders, government agencies, and advocacy organizations.
食品零售环境是影响饮食选择的重要因素。本文提出了一个针对食品零售的研究议程，旨在确定能够有效促进健康食品和饮料购买、减少不健康购买的政策和企业实践。该研究议程是通过一个多步骤的过程制定的，包括（1）召集一个科学顾问委员会；（2）委托研究；（3）召开现场专家会议；（4）对会议记录进行主题分析并完善研究问题；（5）对会议参与者进行后续调查；（6）完善最终研究议程。公共卫生研究人员、倡导者、食品和饮料零售商以及资助者参与了议程制定过程。共提出了 37 个研究问题，分为 10 个优先领域。其中 5 个优先领域侧重于了解当前的食品零售环境和消费者行为，另外 5 个则侧重于评估干预措施和政策的实施效果，以实现更健康的零售环境。优先议题包括零售商促销活动的频率、持续时间和影响如何因社区特征而异，以及如何利用联邦营养援助计划来支持健康饮食。为了提高可行性，研究人员应探索与零售商和倡导团体的合作，确定新的数据来源，并采用多种研究设计。本议程可作为研究人员、食品零售商、资助者、政府机构和倡导组织的指南。
