The Local Food Environment and Obesity

The Local Food Environment and Obesity: Evidence from Three Cities

The ratios of fast-food to full-service restaurants and of bars/pubs to liquor stores were positively associated with obesity.

The Local Food Environment and Obesity: Evidence from Three Cities

The ratios of fast‐food to full‐service restaurants and of bars/pubs to liquor stores were positively associated with obesity.

Food environment and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusions Food outlets which sell mostly unhealthy and ultra-processed foods were associated with higher levels of obesity, while fruit and ...

The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity and ...

The highest rates of obesity and diabetes are among people who live in lower-income communities and have worse food environments. However, for people living in ...

The Local Food Environment and Obesity: Evidence from Three Cities

Objective This study aimed to identify the association between the food environment and obesity. Methods BMI and waist circumference (WC) ...

Abstract P266: The Local Food Environment and Obesity

Introduction: Numerous studies have explored the relationship of the local food environment and obesity. However, results have been ...

The local food environment and diet: A systematic review

Other articles exploring the effects of food deserts have touched upon diet while focusing primarily on obesity as an outcome (Black and Macinko, 2008, ...

The Local Food Environment and Obesity: Evidence from Three Cities

There was no association between markets and either obesity or abdominal obesity. Conclusions: Features of the food environment have varying ...

The Effects of Food Environment on Obesity in Children - MDPI

Childhood obesity is an epidemic connected with poor eating. According to the United States Department of Agriculture's Economic Research ...

Impact of Food Environments on Obesity Rates: A State‐Level ...

Food deserts have little in the way of healthy food options (supermarkets and health food stores) while food swamps flood the market with high- ...

Relation between local food environments and obesity among adults

The purposes of this study were to investigate whether the relative availability of different types of food retailers around people's homes was associated with ...

The impact of the consumer and neighbourhood food environment ...

Our study aimed to systematically review the impact of different elements of the food environment on dietary intake and obesity.

Healthy Food Environment - The Nutrition Source

... community members' diets and obesity risks. Convenience stores selling unhealthy snack foods are more likely to locate in low-income neighborhoods and ...

Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments ...

Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity and Diabetes ... Food Environment Index (RFEI) to determine the prevalence of obesity ...

Is the local food environment associated with excess body weight in ...

This cross-sectional study evaluated the association between the local food environment and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a representative sample ...

Food Environment Atlas - USDA ERS

Food environment factors—such as store/restaurant proximity, food prices, food ... Obesity · Food Service Industry · Local Foods · Processing & Marketing · ERS ...

Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments ...

Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity and Diabetes ... Environment Index (RFEI) to determine the ...

Food environments and obesity—neighbourhood or nation?

In this commentary we review and assess the role of these two elements of the local food environment in producing the patterning of obesity by socioeconomic ...

Obesity and the community food environment: a systematic review

Two studies did not find any significant association between obesity rates and community food environment variables. Five studies found significant results.

Addressing the food environment as part of a local whole systems ...

The increasing consumption of out-of-home meals has been identified as an important factor contributing to rising levels of obesity. A quarter ...