Proximity to Fast-Food Outlets and Supermarkets as Predictors of Fast-Food Dining Frequency

Association between proximity to and coverage of traditional fast-food restaurants and non-traditional fast-food outlets and fast-food consumption among rural adults

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between residential exposure to fast-food entrées, using two measures of potential spatial access: proximity (distance to the nearest location) and coverage (number of different locations), and weekly consumption of fast-food meals. METHODS Traditional fast-food restaurants and non-traditional fast-food outlets, such as conv...

Water shortage in Australian fast food outlets.

Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Adolescents: Association with Socioeconomic Status and Exposure to Supermarkets and Fast Food Outlets

Background. We investigated differences in family social class associations between food outlet exposure and fruit and vegetable intake. Methods. We supplemented data from the 2006 Health Behavior in School Aged Children Study (n = 6, 096) with geocoded food outlet information surrounding schools (n = 80). We used multilevel logistic regression to examine associations between infrequent fruit a...

Proximity of fast-food restaurants to schools and adolescent obesity.

OBJECTIVES We examined the relationship between fast-food restaurants near schools and obesity among middle and high school students in California. METHODS We used geocoded data (obtained from the 2002-2005 California Healthy Kids Survey) on over 500,000 youths and multivariate regression models to estimate associations between adolescent obesity and proximity of fast-food restaurants to scho...

How to manage food allergy in restaurants, cafeterias and fast food outlets?

Background The stress of raising a child with food allergies affects each family differently, depending, in large part, on how the physician initially presents the information and the family’s coping style. Based on how the information is presented they can leave the doctor’s office terrified and unsure whether they will be able to prevent the next reaction, or concerned but confident that they...