Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15040755
Keywords
food environment; obesity; weight management; urban health; photo elicitation interview; qualitative research
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- Research Institute for Healthcare Policy of the Korean Medical Association [14-10]
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We explored the characteristics of the food environment and its influence on weight management in Seoul, Korea. Photo elicitation interviews were conducted with 73 participants who took three photographs per topic related to their food environment and discussed these photographs in groups. Through thematic analysis, we identified four themes concerning participants' perceptions of the food environment and weight management: (1) convenience comes first, (2) tempting food environment, (3) alcohol and anju, and (4) burden of individual effort to manage weight. A systematic change toward an environment supportive of healthy eating and weight management is recommended.
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