Neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption: A national study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 ai...
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| author | Gordon-Larsen Penny Popkin Barry M Boone-Heinonen Janne Richardson Andrea S |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>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.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90c47cbd80bf4c428b222cbc5b9ee9c92022-12-22T03:25:45ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582011-07-0111154310.1186/1471-2458-11-543Neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption: A national studyGordon-Larsen PennyPopkin Barry MBoone-Heinonen JanneRichardson Andrea S<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>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.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/543EpidemiologyUnited States*DietGeographic Information SystemsEnvironmentEnvironment DesignFast FoodsRestaurantsYoung AdultMeSH |
| spellingShingle | Gordon-Larsen Penny Popkin Barry M Boone-Heinonen Janne Richardson Andrea S Neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption: A national study BMC Public Health Epidemiology United States *Diet Geographic Information Systems Environment Environment Design Fast Foods Restaurants Young Adult MeSH |
| title | Neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption: A national study |
| title_full | Neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption: A national study |
| title_fullStr | Neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption: A national study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption: A national study |
| title_short | Neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption: A national study |
| title_sort | neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption a national study |
| topic | Epidemiology United States *Diet Geographic Information Systems Environment Environment Design Fast Foods Restaurants Young Adult MeSH |
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