Associations of fast food restaurant availability with dietary intake and weight among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study, 2000-2004.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We examined the associations of fast food restaurant (FFR) availability with dietary intake and weight among African Americans in the southeastern United States.

Methods

We investigated cross-sectional associations of FFR availability with dietary intake and body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in 4740 African American Jackson Heart Study participants (55.2 ± 12.6 years, 63.3% women). We estimated FFR availability using circular buffers with differing radii centered at each participant's geocoded residential location.

Results

We observed no consistent associations between FFR availability and BMI or waist circumference. Greater FFR availability was associated with higher energy intake among men and women younger than 55 years, even after adjustment

SUBMITTER: Hickson DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3222494 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature