As características do ambiente alimentar podem interferir no acesso físico a alimentos saudáveis e acentuar as desigualdades em saúde. A presença de pântanos alimentares, ou seja, a maior disponibilidade de estabelecimentos de comercialização de alimentos ultraprocessados em relação aos que comercializam opções mais saudáveis, associado a características de vulnerabilidade da vizinhança, pode estar relacionado ao consumo de alimentos não saudáveis. Esse estudo identificou a distribuição espacial desses estabelecimentos e verificou se há e onde se localizam os pântanos alimentares em Campinas, São Paulo. Foram geocodificados restaurantes de comida rápida, feiras livres e supermercados/hipermercados. Administrações Regionais (ARs) com maior vulnerabilidade social de acordo com o Censo de 2010, e com maior disposição de restaurantes de comida rápida em relação a feiras livres e supermercados/hipermercados foram considerados pântanos alimentares. Os bairros menos vulneráveis apresentaram maior concentração de todos os tipos de estabelecimentos de comercialização de alimentos em relação às regiões mais vulneráveis. Em Campinas, de 18 ARs, cinco foram consideradas pântanos alimentares. Os achados reforçam a necessidade de ações que melhorem a exposição a alimentos saudáveis em bairros mais vulneráveis.
The characteristics of the food environment can interfere with physical access to healthy foods and accentuate health inequalities. The presence of food swamps, that is, the greater availability of establishments that sells mostly ultra-processed products in relation to those that sell healthier options, associated with vulnerability characteristics of the neighborhoods, may be related to the consumption of unhealthy foods. This study identified the spatial distribution of these establishments and verified if there is and food swamps are located in Campinas, São Paulo. Fast food restaurants, open-air food markets and supermarkets’ addresses were geocoded. City Regional administrations (ARs) with low socioeconomic status according to the 2010 Census, and with a greater availability of fast food restaurants compared to open-air food markets and supermarkets were considered food swamps. Wealthier ARs had the highest concentration of all types of food establishments. In Campinas, of 18 ARs, five were considered food swamps. The findings reinforce the need for actions to improve exposure to healthy foods in the most vulnerable neighborhoods.
The characteristics of the food environment can interfere with physical access to healthy foods and accentuate health inequalities. The presence of food swamps, that is, the greater availability of establishments that sells mostly ultra-processed products in relation to those that sell healthier options, associated with vulnerability characteristics of the neighborhoods, may be related to the consumption of unhealthy foods. This study identified the spatial distribution of these establishments and verified if there is and food swamps are located in Campinas, São Paulo. Fast food restaurants, open-air food markets and supermarkets’ addresses were geocoded. City Regional administrations (ARs) with low socioeconomic status according to the 2010 Census, and with a greater availability of fast food restaurants compared to open-air food markets and supermarkets were considered food swamps. Wealthier ARs had the highest concentration of all types of food establishments. In Campinas, of 18 ARs, five were considered food swamps. The findings reinforce the need for actions to improve exposure to healthy foods in the most vulnerable neighborhoods.
Grilo, M. F., Menezes, C., Duran, A. C.. Mapeamento de pântanos alimentares em Campinas, Brasil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/fev). [Citado em 23/12/2024].
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