Neighborhood Retail Food Environment, Diet Quality and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence in 4 Dutch Cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current evidence on the associations between the food environment and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is inconsistent and did not investigate the behavioral mediating pathway.

Objectives

To investigate whether accessibility of food retailers in the residential neighborhood is associated with T2D incidence in 4 Dutch prospective cohorts, and whether this is mediated by diet quality.

Methods

In this prospective multicohort study, we included 4 Dutch cohort studies (n_total = 10,249). Nearest distances from all participants' home to supermarkets, fast-food outlets, and green grocers were calculated at baseline (2004-2012). Incidence of T2D during follow-up was assessed with cohort-specific measures. T2D incidence ratios (IRs) adjusted for demographics, lifesty

SUBMITTER: den Braver Nicole NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12308082 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature