Objective To examine the relationship between local food environments and obesity and
assess the quality of studies reviewed. Methods Systematic keyword searches identified …

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 …

Background Lack of access to healthy foods may explain why residents of low-income
neighborhoods and African Americans in the US have high rates of obesity. The findings on …

OBJECTIVE Both food insecurity (limited food access owing to cost) and living in areas with
low physical access to nutritious foods are public health concerns, but their relative …

In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity and diabetes has risen substantially in North
America and worldwide. To address these dual epidemics, researchers and policymakers …

ObjectiveTo provide a richer understanding of food access and purchasing practices among
US urban food desert residents and their association with diet and BMI. DesignData on food …

Uncertainty in the relevant spatial context may drive heterogeneity in findings on the built
environment and energy balance. To estimate the effect of this uncertainty, we conducted a …

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 …

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 …

We used cross-sectional data on 2,660 black and 2,611 Mexican-American adult
participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999–2006) to …