منابع مشابه
Weight status and restaurant availability a multilevel analysis.
BACKGROUND Empiric studies find that contextual factors affect individual weight status over and above individual socioeconomic characteristics. Given increasing levels of obesity, researchers are examining how the food environment contributes to unhealthy weight status. An important change to this environment is the increasing availability of away-from-home eating establishments such as restau...
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OBJECTIVE Fast-food restaurants (FFR) are prevalent. Binge eating is common among overweight and obese women. For women prone to binge eating, neighbourhood FFR availability (i.e. the neighbourhood around one's home) may promote poor diet and overweight/obesity. The present study tested the effects of binge eating and neighbourhood FFR availability on diet (fat and total energy intake) and BMI ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0749-3797
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.09.031