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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