Is urban growing of fruit and vegetables associated with better diet quality and what mediates this relationship? Evidence from a cross-sectional survey

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dc.contributor.authorMead, Bethan R.
dc.contributor.authorChristiansen, Paul
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Jessica A. C.
dc.contributor.authorFalagán, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorKourmpetli, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Lingxuan
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Lael
dc.contributor.authorHardman, Charlotte A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-20T14:18:04Z
dc.date.available2021-04-20T14:18:04Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-18
dc.description.abstractUrban agriculture (UA), the growing of fruits and vegetables in urban and peri-urban areas, may improve food security and access, public health and dietary quality on both a broad and personal scale. However, there is little research on the relationship between UA and diet, and potential mediating factors are also unclear. This study aimed to investigate if proximity to and engagement with UA is associated with better diet quality, and what accounts for this relationship. UK-based adults (N = 583, 69% Female) completed measures of proximity to and engagement with UA, perceived access to fruits and vegetables, health and ethical food choice motivations, connection with nature, psychological distress and dietary quality in an online survey. Participants were recruited from UA-related groups and the general public. Proposed relationships were analysed using a structural equation model. Greater proximity to and engagement with UA was associated with greater perceived access to fruits and vegetables, more health-related food choice motivations, more ethical-related food choice, feeling more connected with nature, and, surprisingly greater psychological distress. Furthermore, proximity to and engagement with UA was indirectly associated with better diet quality via health-, and ethical-related, food choice motivations. While the direct pathway between proximity to and engagement with UA and diet quality was not significant, UA is associated with better diet quality, partly via healthier and ethical food choice motivations. Upscaling UA may have benefits for dietary quality via these factors, and more research is needed to test causal relationships and understand these complex interactions.en_UK
dc.description.sponsorshipBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC): BB/S01425X/1
dc.identifier.citationMead BR, Christiansen P, Davies JAC, et al., (2021) Is urban growing of fruit and vegetables associated with better diet quality and what mediates this relationship? Evidence from a cross-sectional survey. Appetite, Volume 163, August 2021, Article number 105218en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0195-6663
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105218
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16601
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectUrban agricultureen_UK
dc.subjectFood productionen_UK
dc.subjectDieten_UK
dc.subjectFood choice motivationsen_UK
dc.subjectRurbanisationen_UK
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_UK
dc.titleIs urban growing of fruit and vegetables associated with better diet quality and what mediates this relationship? Evidence from a cross-sectional surveyen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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