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ReviewCurrent developments in nutrition2025

The UK Food Environment: A Systematic Review of Domains, Methodologies, and Outcomes.

Deksha Kapoor, Kirsteen Shields, Christian Reynolds, Martín Del Valle Menendez, Lindsay M Jaacks

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Review in Current developments in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Deksha KapoorDivision of Global Agriculture and Food System, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Kirsteen ShieldsDivision of Global Agriculture and Food System, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Christian ReynoldsCentre for Food Policy, School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St Georges, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Martín Del Valle MenendezDivision of Global Agriculture and Food System, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Lindsay M JaacksDivision of Global Agriculture and Food System, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding food environments is crucial for developing policies and interventions to enhance the healthfulness and sustainability of UK diets. We systematically reviewed published scientific research to answer 2 research questions. First, what types and domains of the food environment have been assessed in the United Kingdom using what methodologies? Domains included availability, affordability, promotion, product characteristics/quality, convenience, and sustainability. Second, what outcomes have been assessed in relation to food environments? Outcomes were classified as descriptive (describing the food environment), dietary intake, and health. Articles published between January 2000 and December 2024 were identified by searching 7 databases: CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Global Health, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. A total of 31,457 articles were identified, 3418 full texts were reviewed, and 286 articles were included. Another 26 articles were included after screening the references of articles identified in the database search. Thus, data were extracted from a total of 312 articles. The most common domain studied was availability (

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access to foodfast foodfood environmentfood packagingfood retailfood safetysustainable dietsUK

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PMID41368213
PMCPMC12685522

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