Adaptation and Validation of the Chinese Version of the Nutrition Environment Measurement Tool for Stores.

ABSTRACT: Changes in lifestyle and food environment have created a heavy burden of obesity and chronic disease in China. However, measurements of the food environment have been rarely reported in China or other countries with similar food cultures; this measurement shortage is partially due to the lack of valid and reliable measurement tools. The aim of the present study was to adapt and validate a Chinese version of the Nutritional Environment Measurement Survey for Stores (C-NEMS-S). Categories and items of the NEMS-S were culturally adapted to fit the Chinese population and included grains, dry beans, starchy tubers, vegetables, fruits, seafood, meat and poultry, dietary oils, milk, bread, instant noodles, and beverages. A scoring sheet for each food category was created to measure availability,

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6427157 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature