Association between food environments and fetal growth in pregnant Brazilian women.
Audêncio VictorAna Raquel Manuel GotineIla R FalcãoAndrêa J F FerreiraRenzo Flores-OrtizSancho Pedro XavierMelsequisete Daniel VascoNatanael de Jesus SilvaManuel MahocheOsiyallê Akanni Silva RodriguesRita de Cássia RibeiroPatrícia H RondóMaurício L BarretoPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2023)
The study found that living in areas with limited access to healthy foods was associated with an increased risk of SGA and low birth weight among newborns, particularly among Black and Mixed/Brown women. Therefore, urgent initiatives aimed at reducing social inequalities and mitigating the impact of poor food environments are needed in Brazil.