Neighborhood Food Access in Early Life and Trajectories of Child Body Mass Index and Obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Limited access to healthy foods, resulting from residence in neighborhoods with low food access, is a public health concern. The contribution of this exposure in early life to child obesity remains uncertain.

Objective

To examine associations of neighborhood food access during pregnancy or early childhood with child body mass index (BMI) and obesity risk.

Design, setting, and participants

Data from cohorts participating in the US nationwide Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes consortium between January 1, 1994, and March 31, 2023, were used. Participant inclusion required a geocoded residential address in pregnancy (mean 32.4 gestational weeks) or early childhood (mean 4.3 years) and information on child BMI.

Exposures

Residence in low-

SUBMITTER: Aris IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11406455 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature