Tracking neighborhood eating habits to promote healthier diets

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 13:00 in Mathematics & Economics

Using checkout grocery data from Montreal neighborhoods as a tool to combat unhealthy food choices, a new study has developed a way for health agencies to track Montreal consumers' food choices, neighborhood by neighborhood. This novel approach could pave the way to better monitoring of consumers' behavior and more targeted efforts to encourage healthier diets..

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