Differences in the Neighborhood Retail Food Environment and Obesity Among US Children and Adolescents by SNAP Participation.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to understand the association between children's neighborhood food access and overweight/obesity in a national sample of US households, and whether this association differs by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation or household purchases. METHODS:Data were obtained from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (2012-2013; n = 3,748 children aged 2 to 18 years). Logistic regression was used to examine associations between neighborhood retail food access (≤1 mile from home), food purchases (including sugary beverages), and overweight/obesity, stratified by SNAP status (1,720 participants, 453 eligible nonparticipants, 1,575 SNAP ineligible). Store types included supermarkets/grocery, combination grocery/other (in

SUBMITTER: Gorski Findling MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5975976 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature