Escola de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. R. Dois 607. Ouro Preto MG 35400-000.
Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte MG Brasil.
Cien Saude Colet. 2024 Oct;29(10):e09582023. doi: 10.1590/1413-812320242910.09582023. Epub 2023 Sep 20.
The aim of the current ecological study is to assess the evolution of food deserts and food swamps in the metropolitan city of Belo Horizonte between 2008 and 2020. Food deserts were determined based on the density of healthy establishments per 10,000 inhabitants, whereas food swamps were set based on the density of ultra-processed food procurement establishments per 10,000 inhabitants. The rate of census tracts classified as food deserts has decreased between 2008 and 2020, whereas that of census tracts classified as food swamps has increased within this same period. Furthermore, despite the reduced number of food deserts, these areas have increased in census tracts living under lower socioeconomic vulnerability condition. Food swamps recorded sharp increase in census tracts living under higher vulnerability condition. The population living in the herein investigated city has been increasingly exposed to an unhealthy community food environment over 12 years. Monitoring changes in community food environment is key strategy to enable tracking the effectiveness and efficiency of actions taken in food environments to ensure the human right to adequate food.
本生态研究旨在评估米纳斯吉拉斯州贝洛奥里藏特大都市区在 2008 年至 2020 年间食品荒漠和食品沼泽的演变情况。食品荒漠是根据每 10000 居民中健康机构的密度来确定的，而食品沼泽则是根据每 10000 居民中超加工食品采购机构的密度来确定的。2008 年至 2020 年间，被归类为食品荒漠的普查区比例有所下降，而在同一时期，被归类为食品沼泽的普查区比例有所上升。此外，尽管食品荒漠的数量有所减少，但这些地区在社会经济脆弱性较低的普查区的数量有所增加。食品沼泽在社会经济脆弱性较高的普查区的记录急剧增加。在过去的 12 年里，居住在这座城市的居民越来越多地暴露在不健康的社区食品环境中。监测社区食品环境的变化是一项关键战略，可用于跟踪在食品环境中采取的行动的有效性和效率，以确保人类享有适当食物的权利。
