Changes in the Neighborhood Food Store Environment and Children's Body Mass Index at Peripuberty in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Little is known about the relationship between changes in food store environment and children's obesity risk in the United States. This study examines children's weight status associated with the changes in the quantity of food stores in their neighborhoods.

Methods

A nationally representative cohort of schoolchildren in the United States was followed from fifth grade in 2004 to eighth grade in 2007 (n = 7,090). In 2004 and 2007, children's body mass index (BMI) was directly measured in schools. ZIP Code Business Patterns data from the Census Bureau in 2004 and 2007 characterized the numbers of food stores in every ZIP code area by type of store: supermarkets, limited-service restaurants, small-size grocery, and convenience stores. Baseline and change in the numbers

SUBMITTER: Chen HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4693631 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature