title: Using a Grocery List Is Associated With a Healthier Diet and Lower BMI Among Very High-Risk Adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Examine whether use of a grocery list is associated with healthier diet and weight among food desert residents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional analysis of in-person interview data from randomly selected household food shoppers in 2 low-income, primarily African American urban neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, PA with limited access to healthy foods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Multivariate ordinary least-square regressions conducted among 1,372 participants and controlling for sociodemographic factors and other potential confounding variables indicated that although most of the sample (78%) was overweight or obese, consistently using a list was associated with lower body mass index (based on measured height and weight) (adjusted multivariant coefficient = 0.095) and higher dietary quality (based on the Healthy Eating Index-2005) (adjusted multivariant coefficient = 0.103) (P < .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Shopping with a list may be a useful tool for low-income individuals to improve diet or decrease body mass index.
authors.affiliation: RAND Health, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: dubowitz@rand.org.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dubowitz
authors.affiliation: RAND Health, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: RAND Health, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Christina Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: RAND Health, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Robin A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Beckman
authors.affiliation: RAND Health, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Rebecca L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: body mass index; dietary quality; food desert; food shopping; grocery list