title: Corner store purchases made by adults, adolescents and children: items, nutritional characteristics and amount spent.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Corner stores, also known as bodegas, are prevalent in low-income urban areas and primarily stock high-energy foods and beverages. Little is known about individual-level purchases in these locations. The purpose of the present study was to assess corner store purchases (items, nutritional characteristics and amount spent) made by children, adolescents and adults in a low-income urban environment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Evaluation staff used 9238 intercept surveys to directly examine food and beverage purchases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Intercepts were collected at 192 corner stores in Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were adult, adolescent and child corner store shoppers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 9238 intercept surveys, there were 20 244 items. On average, at each corner store visit, consumers purchased 2.2 (sd 2.1) items (1.3 (sd 2.0) foods and 0.9 (sd 0.9) beverages) that cost $US 2.74 (sd $US 3.52) and contained 2786.5 (sd 4454.2) kJ (666.0 (sd 1064.6) kcal). Whether the data were examined as a percentage of total items purchased or as a percentage of intercepts, the most common corner store purchases were beverages, chips, prepared food items, pastries and candy. Beverage purchases occurred during 65.9% of intercepts and accounted for 39.2% of all items. Regular soda was the most popular beverage purchase. Corner store purchases averaged 66.2 g of sugar, 921.1 mg of sodium and 2.5 g of fibre per intercept. Compared with children and adolescents, adults spent the most money and purchased the most energy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Urban corner store shoppers spent almost $US 3.00 for over 2700 kJ (650 kcal) per store visit. Obesity prevention efforts may benefit from including interventions aimed at changing corner store food environments in low-income, urban areas.
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Obesity Research and Education,Temple University,3223 N. Broad Street,Suite 175,Philadelphia,PA 19140USA.
authors.forename: Michelle R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lent
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Obesity Research and Education,Temple University,3223 N. Broad Street,Suite 175,Philadelphia,PA 19140USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vander Veur
authors.affiliation: 2Philadelphia Department of Public Health,Philadelphia,PA,USA.
authors.forename: Giridhar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mallya
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Obesity Research and Education,Temple University,3223 N. Broad Street,Suite 175,Philadelphia,PA 19140USA.
authors.forename: Tara A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Obesity Research and Education,Temple University,3223 N. Broad Street,Suite 175,Philadelphia,PA 19140USA.
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.affiliation: 2Philadelphia Department of Public Health,Philadelphia,PA,USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Colby
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Obesity Research and Education,Temple University,3223 N. Broad Street,Suite 175,Philadelphia,PA 19140USA.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rauchut Tewksbury
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Obesity Research and Education,Temple University,3223 N. Broad Street,Suite 175,Philadelphia,PA 19140USA.
authors.forename: Hannah G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Lawman
authors.affiliation: 3The Food Trust,Philadelphia,PA,USA.
authors.forename: Brianna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.affiliation: 3The Food Trust,Philadelphia,PA,USA.
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.affiliation: 4Department of Epidemiology and Population Health,Albert Einstein College of Medicine,New York,NY,USA.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wylie-Rosett
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Obesity Research and Education,Temple University,3223 N. Broad Street,Suite 175,Philadelphia,PA 19140USA.
authors.forename: Gary D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003132:Commerce; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Eating behaviours; Obesity; Urban health