ArticlePublic health nutrition2015
Is the number of fast-food outlets in the neighbourhood related to screen-detected type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated risk factors?
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- Environmental Risk Factors for Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
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- The UK Food Environment: A Systematic Review of Domains, Methodologies, and Outcomes.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Review
- Data-driven nutritional assessment of urban food landscapes: insights from Boston, London, and Dubai.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the contributing factors of fast food consumption in daily life: a qualitative study of Saudi university students.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Neighborhood Retail Food Environment, Diet Quality and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence in 4 Dutch Cohorts.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Article
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- Interactive visualization tool to understand and monitor health disparities in diabetes care and outcomes.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2024Article
- How do urban block built environments affect older adults' walking activities and health effects: a case study in Nanjing, China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Role of diet and exercise in aging, Alzheimer's disease, and other chronic diseases.Ageing research reviews · 2023Review
- The Interplay of Dietary Fibers and Intestinal Microbiota Affects Type 2 Diabetes by Generating Short-Chain Fatty Acids.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Inequalities in Diabetes Mortality Between Microregions in Hungary.International journal of public health · 2023Article
- Contributions of Multiple Built Environment Features to 10-Year Change in Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in a South Australian Middle-Aged Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Association of Fast Food and Supermarket Density with Neonatal Outcomes of Pregnancies Affected by Gestational Diabetes.American journal of perinatology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe investigated whether a higher number of fast-food outlets in an individual's home neighbourhood is associated with increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and related risk factors, including obesity.
designCross-sectional study.
settingThree UK-based diabetes screening studies (one general population, two high-risk populations) conducted between 2004 and 2011. The primary outcome was screen-detected type 2 diabetes. Secondary outcomes were risk factors for type 2 diabetes. SUBJECTS: In total 10 461 participants (mean age 59 years; 53% male; 21% non-White ethnicity).
resultsThere was a higher number of neighbourhood (500 m radius from home postcode) fast-food outlets among non-White ethnic groups (P<0.001) and in socially deprived areas (P<0.001). After adjustment (social deprivation, urban/rural, ethnicity, age, sex), more fast-food outlets was associated with significantly increased odds for diabetes (OR=1.02; 95% CI 1.00, 1.04) and obesity (OR=1.02; 95% CI 1.00, 1.03). This suggests that for every additional two outlets per neighbourhood, we would expect one additional diabetes case, assuming a causal relationship between the fast-food outlets and diabetes.
conclusionsThese results suggest that increased exposure to fast-food outlets is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity, which has implications for diabetes prevention at a public health level and for those granting planning permission to new fast-food outlets.
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