The role of local food availability in explaining obesity risk among young school-aged children

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1193-1203

  Lee, Helen ^a  

^a PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Childhood obesity; Food environments; Longitudinal; Retail food outlets; USA

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ETHNIC MINORITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; YOUNG POPULATION;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONVENIENCE STORE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROCERY STORE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MOTHER; OBESITY; PARENT; PARENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIVATE SCHOOL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEVISION VIEWING; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862825534     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.12.036     Document Type: Article

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