Improving Fruit and Vegetable Accessibility, Purchasing, and Consumption to Advance Nutrition Security and Health Equity in the United States

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dc.contributor.authorHoughtaling, Baileyen
dc.contributor.authorGreene, Matthewen
dc.contributor.authorParab, Kaustubh V.en
dc.contributor.authorSingleton, Chelsea R.en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-10T15:00:11Zen
dc.date.available2022-10-10T15:00:11Zen
dc.date.issued2022-09en
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, national and local efforts to improve diet and health in the United States have stressed the importance of nutrition security, which emphasizes consistent access to foods and beverages that promote health and prevent disease among all individuals. At the core of this endeavor is fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption, a dietary practice that is integral to attaining and sustaining a healthy diet. Unfortunately, significant inequities in FV accessibility, purchasing, and consumption exist, particularly among populations that are socially and economically disadvantaged. To achieve nutrition and health equity in the United States, the field must center the goal of nutrition security and initiatives that aim to increase FV consumption, specifically, in future work. The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) Special Issue titled "Nutrition and Health Equity: Revisiting the Importance of Fruit and Vegetable Availability, Purchasing, and Consumption" features several scholarly publications from experts conducting timely research on these topics. In this commentary, we (1) summarize the U.S.-based literature on inequities in FV accessibility, purchasing, and consumption, (2) describe how the contributions to this IJERPH special issue can advance nutrition security and health equity, and (3) outline future research questions from our perspective.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811220en
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601en
dc.identifier.issue18en
dc.identifier.other11220en
dc.identifier.pmid36141494en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/112124en
dc.identifier.volume19en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectfruits and vegetablesen
dc.subjectdieten
dc.subjectfood accessibilityen
dc.subjectnutrition securityen
dc.subjecthealth equityen
dc.titleImproving Fruit and Vegetable Accessibility, Purchasing, and Consumption to Advance Nutrition Security and Health Equity in the United Statesen
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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