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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Formative Research

Date Submitted: Jul 31, 2025
Date Accepted: Jan 6, 2026

The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Association Between Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in Neighborhood Food Stores and Weight Among Residents of Low-Income Urban Public Housing: Cross-Sectional Study

Leung R, Ranker LR, Murillo J, Lane KJ, Popp ZT, Kane J, Xuan Z, Borrelli B, Quintiliani LM

Association Between Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in Neighborhood Food Stores and Weight Among Residents of Low-Income Urban Public Housing: Cross-Sectional Study

JMIR Form Res 2026;10:e81581

DOI: 10.2196/81581

PMID: 41662568

PMCID: 12885180

Associations between Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in Neighborhood Food Stores and Weight among Residents of Low-Income Urban Public Housing: Cross Sectional Study

  • Robert Leung; 
  • Lynsie R. Ranker; 
  • Jennifer Murillo; 
  • Kevin J. Lane; 
  • Zachary T. Popp; 
  • John Kane; 
  • Ziming Xuan; 
  • Belinda Borrelli; 
  • Lisa M. Quintiliani

ABSTRACT

This cross-sectional study examined presence of food stores and availability of fruits/vegetables in food stores with weight among urban public housing residents; while there was no association between average number of fruits/vegetables in food stores and weight, there were associations between number of convenience stores and weight and between number of general merchandise stores and weight.


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Please cite as:

Leung R, Ranker LR, Murillo J, Lane KJ, Popp ZT, Kane J, Xuan Z, Borrelli B, Quintiliani LM

Association Between Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in Neighborhood Food Stores and Weight Among Residents of Low-Income Urban Public Housing: Cross-Sectional Study

JMIR Form Res 2026;10:e81581

DOI: 10.2196/81581

PMID: 41662568

PMCID: 12885180

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