Food environment and diabetes mellitus in South Asia: A geospatial analysis of health outcome data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) renders its prevention a major public health priority. A key risk factor of diabetes is obesity and poor diets. Food environments have been found to influence people's diets and obesity, positing they may play a role in the prevalence of diabetes. Yet, there is scant evidence on the role they may play in the context of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We examined the associations of food environments on T2DM among adults and its heterogeneity by income and sex.

Methods and findings

We linked individual health outcome data of 12,167 individuals from a network of health surveillance sites (the South Asia Biobank) to the density and proximity of food outlets geolocated around their homes from environment

SUBMITTER: Kusuma D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9041866 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature