contexts. Here, we analyze the role of markets and food environments for child diets and nutrition in Malawi along an urban …-rural continuum. We develop a new methodology to characterize food environments in terms of the variety of fresh and processed foods … available in local market settings. Geocoded data of market food variety are combined with individual-level child diet and …

countries face a double burden of malnutrition, and individuals that have overcome food poverty risk often remain health … calorie availability. The latter effect is supported by lower prices per calorie for processed food items. Supermarket …

Food environments in Africa are changing rapidly, with modern retailers - such as supermarkets, hypermarkets, and fast-food … restaurants - gaining in importance. Changing food environments can influence consumer food choices and dietary patterns. Recent … their food from various sources. We add to this research direction by examining more explicitly the relationships between …

The nature of food insecurity has been changing in the world. While research on food insecurity in developing countries …The nature of food insecurity has been changing in the world. While research on food insecurity in developing countries …

In many developing countries, supermarkets are spreading rapidly at the expense of traditional food markets and shops …. Changing retail environments and food choices may affect consumer diets and nutritional outcomes. Previous research suggested … variable regressions show that supermarket food purchases significantly increase child height-for-age and weight-for age Z …

Food systems in developing countries are transforming, involving a rapid expansion of supermarkets. This supermarket … implications for food consumers and producers separately. We discuss a more integrated framework that helps to gain a broader … understanding. Reviewing recent evidence from Kenya, we show that buying food in supermarkets instead of traditional outlets …