Sansom Garett, Hannibal Bryce
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M School of Public Health, 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.
Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, 4220 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.
BMC Nutr. 2021 Jun 29;7(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s40795-021-00434-2.
Prior research has demonstrated minority communities have fewer options to access healthy foods when compared to their majority counterparts. While much focus has been placed upon community-level resources, little research has been placed on the efforts that minority groups need to undergo to reach well-stocked stores to purchase healthy food options.
As part of the Water, Energy, Food Nexus Research Group at Texas A&M University, a nationally representative survey (n = 1612) was conducted to acquire self-reported distance, time, and motives that certain populations must travel to purchase food for themselves and their families.
Findings suggest that minority populations consider saving money, driving less, having a better selection of foods, and have the ability to buy organic foods as an important factor when choosing where to buy foods. Further, minority populations across the nation need to drive a significantly greater (p < 0.05) amount of time to reach their destinations than white populations.
This underscores the importance, and scope of the issues, of promoting and implementing more equitably distributed opportunities to purchase healthy food options throughout the United States.
先前的研究表明，与多数群体相比，少数族裔社区获取健康食品的选择更少。尽管人们大多关注社区层面的资源，但对于少数群体为了前往货品充足的商店购买健康食品选项而需要付出的努力，研究却很少。
作为德克萨斯农工大学水、能源、食品关系研究小组的一部分，开展了一项具有全国代表性的调查（n = 1612），以获取某些人群为自己和家人购买食品时自我报告的距离、时间和动机。
研究结果表明，少数族裔在选择购买食品的地点时，会将省钱、减少开车出行、有更多食品可供选择以及能够购买有机食品视为重要因素。此外，全国范围内的少数族裔人群到达目的地所需开车的时间比白人人群长得多（p < 0.05）。
这凸显了在美国各地推广和实施更公平分布的购买健康食品选项机会的重要性和问题范围。
