Food Retail Environments in Greater Melbourne 2008-2016: Longitudinal Analysis of Intra-City Variation in Density and Healthiness of Food Outlets.

ABSTRACT: Obesity prevalence is inequitably distributed across geographic areas. Food environments may contribute to health disparities, yet little is known about how food environments are evolving over time and how this may influence dietary intake and weight. This study aimed to analyse intra-city variation in density and healthiness of food outlets between 2008 and 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. Food outlet data were classified by location, type and healthiness. Local government areas (LGAs) were classified into four groups representing distance from the central business district. Residential population estimates for each LGA were used to calculate the density of food outlets per 10,000 residents. Linear mixed models were fitted to estimate the mean density and ratio of 'healthy' to 'unhealthy' fo

SUBMITTER: Needham C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7068484 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature