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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