SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2021
Neighborhood supermarket access and childhood obesity: A systematic review.
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- Neighborhood Environments and Changes in Obesity and in Lifestyle Behaviors Among Children Enrolled in Obesity Management Interventions: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Influences of the community and consumer nutrition environment on the food purchases and dietary behaviors of adolescents: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023Pooled it
- Access to fruit and vegetable markets and childhood obesity: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- Traffic-related environmental factors and childhood obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- Neighborhood supermarket access and childhood obesity: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- Natural environment and childhood obesity: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- Association between access to full-service restaurants and childhood obesity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- Longitudinal Associations of Neighborhood Food Access with Child Body Mass Index and Obesity.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2026Article
- Area-level socioeconomic status and children's body weight: examining the role of unhealthy food environments.Nutrition journal · 2026Article
- Snack preferences among school-aged children: evidence from discrete choice experiments.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Is the neighbourhood environment associated with indicators of health in children and adolescents? Developing and testing a new proof-of-concept Healthy Environments Index for Children in Taranaki, New Zealand.International journal of health geographics · 2025Article
- Change in Child Opportunity Index in Early Childhood Is Associated with Youth BMI Growth.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2025Article
- The Association Between a Neighborhood Adverse Childhood Experiences Index and Body Mass Index Among New York City Youth.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2024Article
- Residential Density Is Associated With BMI Trajectories in Children and Adolescents: Findings From the Moving to Health Study.AJPM focus · 2024Article
- Toward Heart-Healthy and Sustainable Cities: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2024Review
- Socio-Spatial Segregation of Unhealthy Food Environments across Public Schools in Santiago, Chile.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Prospective associations of neighborhood healthy food access and walkability with weight status in a regional pediatric health system.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Obesity and environments external to the body.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Review
- Adult food choices in association with the local retail food environment and food access in resource-poor communities: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Supporting early childhood routines to promote cardiovascular health across the life course.Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care · 2023Article
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Abstract
Childhood obesity is one of the most pressing public health issues nowadays. The environmental factors have been identified as potential risks for obesity, as they may influence people's lifestyle behaviours. Lack of access to supermarkets that usually provide healthy food options has been found to be a risk factor for childhood obesity in several studies. However, findings remained inconclusive. We aimed to systematically review the association between access to supermarkets and childhood obesity. A literature search was conducted in the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase for studies published before 1 January 2019. Twenty-four studies conducted in four countries were identified, from which data on the basic characteristics of studies and participants, measures of access to supermarkets, and associations between access to supermarkets and weight-related behaviours and outcomes were extracted. The median sample size was 1858 participants. Half of the included studies indicated a negative association, one fourth reported a positive association, and the remaining one fourth did not find a significant association. Better designed studies are necessary to achieve a robust understanding of this epidemiological relationship in the future.
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