,,,,,,,Do Neighborhood Economic Conditions Influence the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables?

Do Neighborhood Economic Conditions Influence the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables?


 

Publication Date: January 2008

Publisher: RAND Corporation

Author(s): Tamara Dubowitz; Melonie Heron; Chloe E. Bird; Nicole Lurie; Brian Karl Finch; Ricardo Basurto-Davila; Lauren Hale; Jose J. Escarce

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Type: Fact sheet

Abstract:

This fact sheet summarizes a study examining the variation of the intake of fruits and vegetables for blacks, whites, and Mexican Americans, in addition to the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and this intake.