Associations between Food Outlets around Schools and BMI among Primary Students in England: A Cross-Classified Multi-Level Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Researchers and policy-makers are interested in the influence that food retailing around schools may have on child obesity risk. Most previous research comes from North America, uses data aggregated at the school-level and focuses on associations between fast food outlets and school obesity rates. This study examines associations between food retailing and BMI among a large sample of primary school students in Berkshire, England. By controlling for individual, school and home characteristics and stratifying results across the primary school years, we aimed to identify if the food environment around schools had an effect on BMI, independent of socio-economic variables.

Methods

We measured the densities of fast food outlets and food stores found within schoolchild

SUBMITTER: Williams J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4505878 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature