Dietary Intake and the Neighbourhood Environment in the BC Generations Project.

ABSTRACT: Poor diet is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases including cancer. Understanding broader contextual factors that influence dietary intake is important for making tangible progress towards improving diet at the population level. This study investigated neighbourhood social and built environment factors and fruit and vegetable intake among ~28,000 adults aged 35-69 years within the BC Generations Project. Daily fruit and vegetable intake was categorized according to guidelines (≥5 servings/day vs. <5 servings/day). Geospatial characteristics included walkability, greenness, marginalization, and material and social deprivation, reflecting access to goods and amenities and social relationships. Generalized, linear mixed-effect models adjusted for sociodemographic factors and lifes

SUBMITTER: Murphy RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9695357 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature