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Commentary and Debate

Is it appropriate to import existing food retail environment definitions for the Latin American context? A systematic search and expert knowledge

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Pages 46-58 | Received 20 Dec 2021, Accepted 08 Aug 2022, Published online: 26 Sep 2022
 

RESUMEN

La investigación sobre el ambiente alimentario en América Latina ya no puede considerarse incipiente. Sin embargo, Todavía tenemos importantes desafíos metodológicos que enfrentar, incluyendo la comprensión de los tipos de comercios de alimentos. Hemos desarrollado un inventario de los tipos de comercio de alimentos más relevantes en América Latina, utilizando el conocimiento de expertos y la búsqueda de literatura para identificar la terminología comúnmente utilizada en los artículos científicos en América Latina. Finalmente, se desarrolló una lista de tipos de comercio de alimentos, seguida de sus respectivas definiciones, y similitudes y diferencias entre Estados Unidos y América Latina. La taxonomía puede ser útil para facilitar las comparaciones, desarrollar repositorios de datos que evalúen la disponibilidad de los tipos de comercios de alimentos, generar datos empíricos para clasificar el comercio de alimentos en saludables/no saludables y desarrollar marcos teóricos para la región.

RESUMO

Pesquisas sobre ambiente alimentar na América Latina não podem ser mais consideradas incipientes. Mas ainda temos importantes desafios metodológicos a enfrentar, incluindo estudos sobre a tipologia dos estabelecimentos comerciais de alimentos. Desenvolvemos um inventário dos tipos de estabelecimentos comerciais de alimentos na América Latina, usando conhecimento de especialistas e uma revisão na literatura para identificar a terminologia comumente utilizada na ciência da América Latina. Desenvolveu-se uma lista de estabelecimentos comerciais de alimentos, seguida por suas respectivas definições, e semelhanças e diferenças entre EUA e América Latina. A taxonomia pode ser útil para facilitar comparações, desenvolver repositórios de dados avaliando a disponibilidade dos tipos de comércios de alimentos, gerar dados empíricos para classificar o comércio de alimentos em saudáveis/não saudáveis e desenvolver modelos teóricos para a região.

ABSTRACT

Food environment research in Latin American may not be considered incipient anymore. We still have important methodological challenges, including understanding food retail typology. We developed an inventory of types of food stores in LA, using a literature review to identify the terminology used in LA scientific papers and expert knowledge. A list of food store types was constructed, followed by definition and similarities of US-Latin America differences. The taxonomy may be useful to facilitate comparisons, to develop data repositories evaluating availability of store types, to generate empirical data to classify food stores in healthy/unhealthy, and to develop frameworks for the region.

Acknowledgement

The authors acknowledge the contribution of all SALURBAL project team members. For more information on SALURBAL and to see a full list of investigators see https://drexel.edu/lac/salurbal/team/

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Notes on contributors

Multiple co-authors are part of the research project team Salud Urbana en América Latina (SALURBAL), Urban Health in Latin America, which is an international collaboration that studies how urban environments and urban policies impact the health of city residents and environmental sustainability throughout Latin America. SALURBAL’s findings inform policies and interventions to create healthier, more equitable, and more sustainable cities worldwide. Learn more at www.lacurbanhealth.org

Additional information

Funding

MCM, MFK, CPF, NT and LOC’s contributions to this work were supported by the Salud Urbana en América Latina (SALURBAL)/Urban Health in Latin America project which is funded by the Wellcome Trust [205177/Z/16/Z]. More information about the project can be found at www.lacurbanhealth.org. The funding sources had no involvement in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication.

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