The Local Food Environment and Obesity: Evidence from Three Cities

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...

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Published in:	Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 40 - 45
Main Authors:	Walker, Blake Byron, Shashank, Aateka, Gasevic, Danijela, Schuurman, Nadine, Poirier, Paul, Teo, Koon, Rangarajan, Sumathy, Yusuf, Salim, Lear, Scott A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2020 John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:	Abdomen Alcohol Censuses Cities Food Grocery stores Liquor stores Neighborhoods Obesity Original Restaurants Rural areas SPECIAL SECTION: OBESITY—ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS Studies Suburban areas Walking
ISSN:	1930-7381, 1930-739X, 1930-739X
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