ArticleInternational journal of public health2015
Food access and children's BMI in Toronto, Ontario: assessing how the food environment relates to overweight and obesity.
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- Mapping the Way to Good Health: The Interdisciplinary Challenges of Geographers in Medical Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Unhealthy food options in the school environment are associated with diet quality and body weights of elementary school children in Canada.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- The Relationship of Urban Form on Children and Adolescent Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review of Canadian Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The good, the bad, and the environment: developing an area-based measure of access to health-promoting and health-constraining environments in New Zealand.International journal of health geographics · 2021Article
- Evidence That Changes in Community Food Environments Lead to Changes in Children's Weight: Results from a Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2021Article
- Looking Back and Moving Forward: The Evolution and Potential Opportunities for the Future of Alcohol Outlet Density Measurement.Addiction research & theory · 2021Article
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- Is neighbourhood social deprivation in a Brazilian city associated with the availability, variety, quality and price of food in supermarkets?Public health nutrition · 2019Article
- Food environment, social deprivation and obesity among students from Brazilian public schools.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
- Exploring Student Food Behaviour in Relation to Food Retail over the Time of Implementing Ontario's School Food and Beverage Policy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Study Design, Protocol and Profile of the Maternal And Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Pregnancy Cohort: a Prospective Cohort Study in Predominantly Low-Income Hispanic Women in Urban Los Angeles.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective was to examine how access to fast food restaurants, less healthy/healthier food outlets and supermarkets relate to measured levels of overweight and obesity among grade 5 and 6 students.
methodsMeasured height and weight data were obtained to measure BMI. The location and type of food outlet were derived from Toronto Public Health. The density of fast food, less healthy/healthy food outlets and supermarkets within a 1-km walk of the child's home was calculated along with the distance to the closest. Logistic regression models examined the relationship between food access and overweight/obesity.
resultsLower income residents were more likely to be overweight or obese, as were boys. Living in an area with a higher density of healthy food outlets and in close proximity to a supermarket decreased the odds of being overweight or obese.
conclusionsAddressing several limitations in the literature, the findings confirm an association between the food retail environment and body weight. Density of healthy food outlets and distance to the nearest supermarket are important factors to be considered in addressing the childhood obesity pandemic.
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