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The association between food prices and the blood Glucose Level of US adults with Type 2 diabetes

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  • Anekwe, T.D.
  • Rahkovsky, I.

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Objectives. We estimated the association between the price of healthy and less-healthy food groups and blood sugar among US adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods. We linked 1999-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey health information to food prices contained in the Quarterly Food-at- Home Price Database. We regressed blood sugar levels on food prices from the previous calendar quarter, controlling for market region and a range of other covariates. We also examined whether the association between food prices and blood sugar varies among different income groups. Results. The prices of produce and low-fat dairy foods were associated with blood sugar levels of people with type 2 diabetes. Specifically, higher prices for produce and low-fat dairy foods were associated with higher levels of glycated hemoglobin and fasting plasma glucose 3 months later. Food prices had a greater association with blood sugar for low-income people than for higherincome people, and in the expected direction. Conclusions. Higher prices of healthy foods were associated with increased blood sugar among people with type 2 diabetes. The association was especially pronounced among low-income people with type 2 diabetes.

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  • Anekwe, T.D. & Rahkovsky, I., 2014. "The association between food prices and the blood Glucose Level of US adults with Type 2 diabetes," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(4), pages 678-685.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301661_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301661
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    1. David M. Kern & Amy H. Auchincloss & Mark F. Stehr & Ana V. Diez Roux & Latetia V. Moore & Genevieve P. Kanter & Lucy F. Robinson, 2017. "Neighborhood Prices of Healthier and Unhealthier Foods and Associations with Diet Quality: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-14, November.
    2. Gračner, Tadeja, 2021. "Bittersweet: How prices of sugar-rich foods contribute to the diet-related disease epidemic in Mexico," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).

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