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The Local Food Environment and Obesity: Evidence from Three Cities

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify the association between the food environment and obesity. METHODS: BMI and waist circumference (WC) were measured in 8,076 participants from three cities. The number of fast-food restaurants, full-service restaurants, bars/pubs, markets, and liquor stores within 500 m of each participant was documented. The association between the food environment (ratio of fast-food to full-service restaurants, ratio of …

Authors

Walker BB; Shashank A; Gasevic D; Schuurman N; Poirier P; Teo K; Rangarajan S; Yusuf S; Lear SA

Journal

Obesity, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 40–45

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

1 2020

DOI

10.1002/oby.22614

ISSN

1930-7381