| Studies |
Study population |
Type of assessment |
Results |
| Neumark-Sztainer et al. 2003 |
3957 adolescents |
Self-report |
Fruit and vegetable intake were strongly correlated to home availability of fruits and vegetables |
| Cullen et al. 2003 |
225 4th and 5th grade children |
Self-report |
Child-reported availability and parent- reported accessibility were significantly correlated with child fruit and vegetable consumption. |
| Hanson et al. 2004 |
902 adolescents (14.9±1.7 years) |
Self-report |
Among girls, household availability was positively associated with fruit and vegetable intakes and soft drink availability was inversely associated with dairy intake but not among the boys |
| Befort et al. 2006 |
144 adolescents (10-19 years) |
Self-report |
Home availability was not significantly associated with fruit, vegetable, or fat intake except for fruit intake among white adolescents only. |
| Young et al. 2004 |
366 middle school students |
Self-report |
Perceived fruit and vegetable availability were significant predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption. |
| Campbell et al. 2008 |
347 adolescents (12-13 years) |
Self-report |
Availability of unhealthy foods at home was positively associated with girls' sweet snack, girls' savory snack, boys' savory snack, and girls' high-energy fluid consumption. |
| Gattshall et al., 2008 |
219 over weight/obese children (8 – 12 years) |
Self-report |
Home fruit and vegetable availability is associated with children intake of vegetable and fruit. |
| Spurrier et al., 2008 |
280 preschool children |
Self-report |
The availability of food groups in the home was associated with children's intake of these foods (fruit and vegetables, fat in dairy, sweetened beverages, non-core foods). |
| Ding et al. 2012 |
171 adolescents (12-18 years) and 116 children (5-11 years) |
Self-report |
Fruit and vegetable intake was positively associated with availability of healthful food, fruit and vegetables, and was inversely associated with less-healthful foods in the home. |
| Luszcynska et al. 2013 |
2,764 adolescents
(10-17 years) |
Self-report |
Positive associations between at-home accessibility of snacks and sweetened beverage and intakes of these food/drink items. |
| Wang et al. 2013 |
67 children (5 -11 years) |
Self-report |
The availability of chips and sweets in a child's home was associated with an increased risk for consumption of fats and sweets by children. |
| Van Ansem et al. 2013 |
1501 children (8-12 years) |
Self-report |
Children who lived in a household where fruit or vegetable was not always available were less likely to consume the recommended amount of fruit or vegetables. |
| Santiage-Torres et al. 2014 |
187 Hispanic children (10-14 years) |
Self-report |
Children with lower Healthy Eating Index scores had more sugar-sweetened beverages available at home when compared with children with higher High Healthy Index scores. |
| Couch et al. 2014 |
699 children (6-11 years) |
Self-report |
Fruit and vegetable consumption was inversely associated with unhealthful food availability; High-calorie beverage consumptions were positively associated with unhealthful food availability; sweet/savory snack intakes were positively associated with healthful food availability (unexpected). |
