Mapping the Availability and Accessibility of Healthy Food in Rural and Urban New Zealand: Te Wai o Rona: Diabetes Prevention Strategy

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Mapping the Availability and Accessibility of Healthy Food in Rural and Urban New Zealand: Te Wai o Rona: Diabetes Prevention Strategy

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Auckland University of Technology

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Tuwhera

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Objective Uptake of advice for lifestyle change for obesity and diabetes prevention requires access to affordable ‘healthy’ foods (high in fibre/low in sugar and fat). The present study aimed to examine the availability and accessibility of ‘healthy’ foods in rural and urban New Zealand. Design We identified and visited (‘mapped’) 1230 food outlets (473 urban, 757 rural) across the Waikato/Lakes areas (162 census areas within twelve regions) in New Zealand, where the Te Wai O Rona: Diabetes P...

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Research paper

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Journal article

Date created

2010

Creator

Wang, J / Williams, M / Rush, E / Crook, N / Forouhi, N / Simmons, D

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https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/14245

Related subjects

Food environment; Availability; Accessibility

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