TY - JOUR
T1 - Retail Environments as a Venue for Obesity Prevention
AU - Odoms-Young, Angela
AU - Singleton, Chelsea R.
AU - Springfield, Sparkle
AU - McNabb, Leilah
AU - Thompson, Terry
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - Increasing attention has been given to the role of retail food environments in shaping dietary behavior and obesity risk. Studies have generally shown an association between living in a neighborhood with or in close proximity to certain types of food outlets and/or the availability of healthy food options and better dietary quality, higher fruit/vegetable intakes, and a lower risk of overweight, even after controlling for individual/family level characteristics. However, research in this area has yielded mixed results, overall. Future research needs to identify consistent approaches for defining and measuring food retail environments.
AB - Increasing attention has been given to the role of retail food environments in shaping dietary behavior and obesity risk. Studies have generally shown an association between living in a neighborhood with or in close proximity to certain types of food outlets and/or the availability of healthy food options and better dietary quality, higher fruit/vegetable intakes, and a lower risk of overweight, even after controlling for individual/family level characteristics. However, research in this area has yielded mixed results, overall. Future research needs to identify consistent approaches for defining and measuring food retail environments.
KW - Dietary behaviors
KW - Obesity
KW - Retail food environment
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U2 - 10.1007/s13679-016-0219-6
DO - 10.1007/s13679-016-0219-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27099166
AN - SCOPUS:85050577043
SN - 2162-4968
VL - 5
SP - 184
EP - 191
JO - Current Obesity Reports
JF - Current Obesity Reports
IS - 2
ER -