Increases in Sugary Drink Marketing During Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefit Issuance in New York

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• Personal Author:
  Brissette IF ; Gorski Findling MT ; Lowenfels AA ; Moran, Alma J. ; Musicus A ; Roberto CA ; Subramanian SV
• Description:
  Introduction: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal food assistance program, providing $67 billion in benefits to 44 million Americans. Some states distribute SNAP benefits over one or a few days each month, which may create an incentive for retailers to heavily promote top-selling products, like sugar-sweetened beverages, when benefits are disbursed. Methods: A beverage environment scan assessing presence of displays, advertisements, and price promotions for sugar-sweetened, low-calorie, and unsweetened beverages was administered in a census of SNAP-authorized beverage retailers (n=630) in three cities in New York from September to November 2011. Multilevel regression models controlling for store type; county; and percentage SNAP enrollment, poverty, and non-Hispanic white population in the store's census tract were used to estimate the odds of in-store beverage marketing during the SNAP benefit issuance period compared to other days of the month. Data were analyzed in 2016. Results: There were higher odds of in-store sugar-sweetened beverage marketing during SNAP benefit issuance days (first to ninth days of the month) compared with other days of the month, particularly for sugar-sweetened beverage advertisements (OR=1.66, 95% CI=1.01, 2.72) and displays (OR=1.88, 95% CI=1.16, 3.03). In census tracts with high SNAP enrollment (>28%), the odds of a retailer having sugar-sweetened beverage displays were 4.35 times higher (95% CI=1.93, 9.98) during issuance compared with non-issuance days. There were no differences in marketing for low-calorie or unsweetened beverages. Conclusions: Increases in sugar-sweetened beverage marketing during issuance may exacerbate disparities in diet quality of households participating in SNAP. Policy changes, like extending SNAP benefit issuance, may mitigate these effects. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Diet Economics Family Healthcare Disparities Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Behavior Patterns Families Grocery Stores Health Disparities Humans Nutrition Policy Sugars
• ISSN:
  0749-3797
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  55-62
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056555
• Citation:
  Am J Prev Med 2018 Jul; 55(1):55-62
• Contact Point Address:
  Alyssa J. Moran, MPH, RD, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA 02115
• Email:
  ajm978@mail.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Preventive Medicine
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:489e1d67c52de893c7985406dd4b576f452699c9fddc3700f8dce4a6b9f0fefdbe82723fc0694c703432d78937302816e2eb0fbc64520b98d9356d97468ce50f
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