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The Influence of Neighborhood Food Stores on Change in Young Girls' Body Mass Index

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Leung, Cindy W., Laraia, Barbara A., Kelly, Maggi, Nickleach, Dana, Adler, Nancy E., Kushi, Lawrence H., Yen, Irene H.·2011·American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Background As the prevalence of childhood obesity has risen in past decades, more attention has been given to how the neighborhood food environment affects children's health outcomes.Purpose This exploratory study examined the relationship between the presence of neighborhood food stores within a girl's neighborhood and 3-year risk of overweight/obesity and change in BMI, in girls aged 6 or 7 years at baseline.Methods A longitudinal analysis of participants in the Cohort Study of Young Girls' Nutrition, Environment and Transitions (CYGNET) was conducted from 2005 to 2008. Neighborhood food stores were identified from a commercial database and classified according to industry codes in 2006. Generalized linear and logistic models were used to examine how availability of food stores within 0.25-mile and 1.0-mile network buffers of a girl's residence were associated with BMI z-score change and risk of overweight or obesity, adjusting for baseline BMI/weight and family sociodemographic characteristics. Data were analyzed in 2010.Results Availability of convenience stores within a 0.25-mile network buffer of a girl's residence was associated with greater risk of overweight/obesity (OR=3.38, 95% CI=1.07, 10.68) and an increase in BMI z-score (β=0.13, 95% CI=0.00, 0.25). Availability of produce vendors/farmer's markets within a 1.0-mile network buffer of a girl's residence was inversely associated with overweight/obesity (OR=0.22, 95% CI=0.05, 1.06). A significant trend was observed between availability of produce vendors/farmer's markets and lower risk of overweight/obesity after 3 years.Conclusions Although food store inventories were not assessed and food store indices were not created, the availability of neighborhood food stores may affect a young girl's weight trajectory over time.

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  • One small longitudinal study (n=353) found no significant relation between neighborhood supermarkets and 3-year risk of overweight/obesity or change in BMI z score in young girls.

    “One small longitudinal study (n=353) found no significant relation between neighborhood supermarkets and 3-year risk of overweight/obesity or change in BMI z score in young girls.299”
  • A small longitudinal study among young girls in Northern California found mixed results for neighborhood farmers' markets and 3-year risk of adiposity: availability within 0.4 km was not associated with risk of overweight/obesity or change in BMI z score; availability within 1.6 km was inversely associated with overweight/obesity (OR=0.22; 95% CI, 0.05, 1.06) but not with change in BMI z score.

    “Availability of farmers’ markets within 0.4 km of home was not associated with risk of overweight/obesity or change in BMI z score; availability within 1.6 km of home was inversely associated with overweight/obesity (odds ratio [OR]=0.22; 95% CI, 0.05, 1.06) but not with a change in BMI z score.”

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Authors
Leung, C. W., Laraia, B. A., Kelly, M., Nickleach, D., Adler, N. E., Kushi, L. H., & Yen, I. H.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
  • Kaiser Permanente (US)
Corresponding author
Leung, Cindy W.
Venue
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-07
Volume
41
Issue
1
Pages
43-51
ISSN
0749-3797 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2029530284
Cited by
99
References
57
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FWCI
11.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute (T32CA009001)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (U01ES019435)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024131)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Keywords
neighborhood food environment, food stores, childhood obesity, overweight, body mass index, young girls, convenience stores, farmers' markets, food access
MeSH terms
Child, Commerce, Female, Food Supply, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Obesity, Prospective Studies, Residence Characteristics, Risk, Time Factors, Cohort Studies, Body Mass Index, Overweight, Food, Organic

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