Abstract
Results: The majority of 4 th - 6 th grade urban students shopped in corners stores either in the morning (57.4%) or in the afternoon (58.5%). Nearly half (44.8%) reported shopping and purchasing in both the morning and the afternoon. Children reported spending approximately $2.00 per corner store visit. Approximately two-thirds of children reported that they walked to or from school. Children who walked to school frequented corner stores more than those using other commuting methods. Relative weight status was not related to corner store or commuting patterns. Conclusion: Many low-income children purchase food at corner stores before and/or after school making corner stores an important target for public health nutrition. While many children walk to school, those are more likely to frequent corner stores. Neither corner store nor commuting pattern was associated with relative weight.
Highlights
A third of children and adolescents in the United States are at least overweight, and 16.3% are obese (Ogden, Carroll et al, 2012)
We previously reported that children spent $1.07 and purchased 356 kcal per corner store visit (Borradaile, Sherman et al, 2009)
65% of children shopped at convenience stores and fast food outlets twice per week in a Canadian and predominantly Caucasian sample (He, Tucker et al, 2012)
Summary
A third of children and adolescents in the United States are at least overweight, and 16.3% are obese (Ogden, Carroll et al, 2012). Minority and low-income children are disproportionately impacted by obesity (Kaufman, Hirst et al, 2009; Ogden, Carroll et al, 2012). Schools are often a setting to implement nutrition-based pediatric obesity prevention programs. The efficacy of school-based childhood obesity prevention programs remains mixed (Ford, Vander Veur et al, 2007; Foster, Sherman et al, 2008; Katz, O’Connell et al, 2008; Foster, Linder et al, 2010; Waters, de Silva-Sanigorski et al, 2011; Johnson, Weed et al, 2012). Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess students’ corner store and commuting habits before and after school in a low-income, urban environment. Children who walked to school frequented corner stores more than those using other commuting methods. Conclusion: Many low-income children purchase food at corner stores before and/or after school making corner stores an important target for public health nutrition. Neither corner store nor commuting pattern was associated with relative weight
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