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Neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption: A national study

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Richardson, Andrea S, Boone-Heinonen, Janne, Popkin, Barry M, Gordon-Larsen, Penny·2011·BMC Public Health

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Background: Recent studies suggest that neighborhood fast food restaurant availability is related to greater obesity, yet few studies have investigated whether neighborhood fast food restaurant availability promotes fast food consumption. Our aim was to estimate the effect of neighborhood fast food availability on frequency of fast food consumption in a national sample of young adults, a population at high risk for obesity. Methods: We used national data from U.S. young adults enrolled in wave III (2001-02; ages 18-28) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n = 13,150). Urbanicity-stratified multivariate negative binomial regression models were used to examine cross-sectional associations between neighborhood fast food availability and individual-level self-reported fast food consumption frequency, controlling for individual and neighborhood characteristics. Results: In adjusted analysis, fast food availability was not associated with weekly frequency of fast food consumption in non-urban or low- or high-density urban areas. Conclusions: Policies aiming to reduce neighborhood availability as a means to reduce fast food consumption among young adults may be unsuccessful. Consideration of fast food outlets near school or workplace locations, factors specific to more or less urban settings, and the role of individual lifestyle attitudes and preferences are needed in future research.

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Authors
Richardson, A. S., Boone-Heinonen, J., Popkin, B. M., & Gordon-Larsen, P.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Venue
BMC Public Health
Published
2011-07-08
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
543-543
ISSN
1471-2458 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1988006541
Cited by
88
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • BMC Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (2r24hd050924-06, R24 HD‐050924, #HD050924, 5 R24 HD050924)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC SIP No. 5-00, P01-HD31921)
  • Gillings School of Public Health
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (R24 HD050924, P01‐HD31921, 5 R24 HD050924)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH075854)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P30ES010126)
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24-HD050924, P01-HD31921, 5‐R24‐HD050924)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD039183, R01-HD39183, R24 HD-050924, P01- HD31921, R01HD057194, 5R24 HD050924, P01HD031921, R01HD041375, HD050924)
  • Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (R24HD050924, HD050924, 5 R24 HD050924, P01HD31921)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
Keywords
fast food restaurants, fast food consumption, young adults, obesity, urbanicity, food environment, dietary habits
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Residence Characteristics, Restaurants, United States, Young Adult, Fast Foods

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