Food access and children’s BMI in Toronto, Ontario: assessing how the food environment relates to overweight and obesity

Kristian Larsen (), Brian Cook, Michelle Stone and Guy Faulkner

International Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 60, issue 1, 69-77

Abstract: Addressing several limitations in the literature, the findings confirm an association between the food retail environment and body weight. Density of healthy food outlets and distance to the nearest supermarket are important factors to be considered in addressing the childhood obesity pandemic. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2015

Keywords: Food environment; GIS; BMI; Children’s health; Obesity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0620-4

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