The moderating role of food cue sensitivity in the behavioral response of children to their neighborhood food environment: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neighborhood food cues have been inconsistently related to residents' health, possibly due to variations in residents' sensitivity to such cues. This study sought to investigate the degree to which children's predisposition to eat upon exposure to food environment and food cues (external eating), could explain differences in strength of associations between their food consumption and the type of food outlets and marketing strategies present in their neighborhood.

Methods

Data were obtained from 616 6-12 y.o. children recruited into a population-based cross-sectional study in which food consumption was measured through a 24-h food recall and responsiveness to food cues measured using the external eating scale. The proportion of food retailers within 3 km of residen

SUBMITTER: Paquet C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5499022 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature