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Availability, Price, and Quality of Fruits and Vegetables in 12 Rural Montana Counties, 2014
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Aug 13 2015
Source: Prev Chronic Dis. 12. -
Alternative Title:Prev Chronic Dis
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Description:We assessed the consumer food environment in rural areas by using the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores (NEMS-S) to measure the availability, price, and quality of fruits and vegetables. We randomly selected 20 grocery stores (17 rural, 3 urban) in 12 Montana counties using the 2013 US Department of Agriculture's rural-urban continuum codes. We found significant differences in NEMS-S scores for quality of fruits and vegetables; of 6 possible points, the mean quality score was 4.5; of rural stores, the least rural stores had the highest mean quality scores (6.0). Intervention strategies should aim to increase fruit and vegetable quality in rural areas.
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Pubmed ID:26270742
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4552137
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