The first epidemiologic study was conducted to prospectively examine the association
between Food Environment Index (FEI) and gastric cancer (GC) risk in the US. Surveillance …

Food environments are associated with diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular health, but
associations to colorectal cancer incidence and mortality have not been reported. We …

Background Social conditions and dietary behaviors have been implicated in the rising
burden of gastrointestinal cancers (GIC). The “food environment” reflects influences on a …

Research into the potential impact of the food environment on liver cancer incidence has
been limited, though there is evidence showing that specific foods and nutrients may be …

Background Unhealthy food environments may be associated with higher risks of
developing diet-related cancers, such as, colorectal cancer. We conducted an ecological …

Recently, there has been increased attention to the food environment's impact on chronic
disease, specifically obesity and cardiovascular disease. Cancer is certainly another …

There is a growing literature that evaluates the links between the food environment and
dietary intake and health outcomes. 1–3 Findings are highly contingent on constructed …

Background Many studies have examined the relationship between the food environment
and health-related outcomes, but fewer consider the integrity of measures used to assess …

Abstract The modified Retail Food Environment Index (mRFEI) is a measurement created by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designed to capture the number of …

Multiple epidemiological studies have evaluated the relationship between diet and gastric
cancer (GC), focusing on individual foods and nutrients. However, some studies have …