Journal article
Relative and absolute availability of fast-food restaurants in relation to the development of diabetes: A population-based cohort study
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether residents living in areas with a high proportion of fast-food restaurants (FFR) relative to all restaurants are more likely to develop diabetes and whether the risk varies according to the volume of FFR.METHODS: The study cohort consisted of adult respondents (20-84 years) to the Canadian Community Health Survey (cycles 2005, 2007/2008, 2009/2010) who resided within walking distance (720 m) of at least one …
Authors
Polsky JY; Moineddin R; Glazier RH; Dunn JR; Booth GL
Journal
Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 107, No. 1, pp. es27–es33
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
1 2016
DOI
10.17269/cjph.107.5312
ISSN
0008-4263