Both food swamps and food deserts have been associated with racial, ethnic, and
socioeconomic disparities in obesity rates. Little is known about how the distribution of food …

This paper investigates the effect of food environments, characterized as food swamps, on
adult obesity rates. Food swamps have been described as areas with a high-density of …

ObjectiveTo determine whether living in a food swamp (≥ 4 corner stores within 0· 40 km (0·
25 miles) of home) or a food desert (generally, no supermarket or access to healthy foods) is …

Objectives. To examine the associations between obesity and multiple aspects of the food
environments, at home and in the neighborhood. Methods. Our study included 38 650 …

Low-income areas in which residents have poor access to healthy foods have been referred
to as “food deserts.” It is thought that improving food access may help curb the obesity …

Objectives: The purpose of this case study in San Lorenzo, Paraguay is to identify a food
desert in a developing context and to test if food deserts shape residential obesity risk. This …

The objectives for this study were to examine the location and density of measured food
outlets in five rural towns in the Lower Mississippi Delta, determine the spatial location of …

Using data from the 2003–2008 waves of the continuous National Health Nutrition
Examination Survey merged with the 2000 census and GIS-based data, this study …

There has been growing interest in the environmental factors that contribute to poor health
outcomes, particularly in areas where health disparities are pronounced. The locations of …

Interventions to address diet, a modifiable risk factor for diabetes, cancer, and
cardiovascular disease, have increasingly emphasized the influence of the physical …