Journal article
Absolute and relative densities of fast-food versus other restaurants in relation to weight status: Does restaurant mix matter?
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Given the continuing epidemic of obesity, policymakers are increasingly looking for levers within the local retail food environment as a means of promoting healthy weights.
PURPOSE: To examine the independent and joint associations of absolute and relative densities of restaurants near home with weight status in a large, urban, population-based sample of adults.
Authors
Polsky JY; Moineddin R; Dunn JR; Glazier RH; Booth GL
Journal
Preventive Medicine, Vol. 82, , pp. 28–34
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.11.008
ISSN
0091-7435