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Journal article
The food environment and student weight status, Los Angeles County, 2008-2009
Preventing chronic disease, v 9(2), pp E61-E61
2012
PMID: 22360872
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Abstract
One factor believed to affect overweight status is the food environment, or the distribution of outlets that serve healthful or unhealthful foods in residential areas, workplaces, and schools. Few studies have investigated the association between the food environment and the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between the distribution of corner stores and fast food restaurants around Los Angeles County public schools and the prevalence of overweight among students.
Hierarchical linear models were used to assess the association between the presence of corner stores or fast food restaurants within a half-mile of Los Angeles County schools (N = 1,694) and overweight prevalence among students in grades 5, 7, and 9.
The presence of corner stores and fast food restaurants varied significantly by schools' racial/ethnic composition, Title 1 eligibility, and rural/suburban vs urban location. After adjustment for other factors, overweight prevalence was 1.6 percentage points higher at majority-Latino schools that had at least 1 corner store within a half-mile than at majority-Latino schools that did not have a corner store within a half-mile. The association between corner stores and overweight prevalence varied significantly between majority-Latino schools and schools that were majority-white or that had no racial/ethnic majority. The presence of fast food restaurants within a half-mile of schools was not associated with overweight prevalence among students.
This study underscores the importance of interventions that seek to improve the healthfulness of corner store inventories and of student purchases.
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- Title
- The food environment and student weight status, Los Angeles County, 2008-2009
- Creators
- Brent A Langellier - University of California, Los Angeles
- Publication Details
- Preventing chronic disease, v 9(2), pp E61-E61
- Grant note
- 5P50-HL105188 / NHLBI NIH HHS P50 HL105188 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000306646300014
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84860181419
- Other Identifier
- 991020100206904721
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