Measuring the Food Environment and Its Effects on Obesity in the United States: A Systematic Review of Methods and Results

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• Personal Author:
  Gamba RJ ; Rutt C ; Schuchter J ; Seto EYW
• Description:
  We identified fifty-one peer-reviewed studies that geospatially analyzed the relationship between the community nutrition environment (CNE) and obesity. Eighty percent of studies found at least one significant association between the CNE and obesity. However we calculated the proportion of studies that found at least one significant association between the CNE and obesity in the expected direction for each food store type and measurement technique, and the proportion across the different store types and measurement techniques was just 32 %. Different methods for classifying, locating, and analyzing food stores produced mixed results and challenged direct study level comparison. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Diet Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Food Environment Community Health Community Nutrition Environment Dietary Effects Food Food Access Metrics Obesity
• ISSN:
  0094-5145
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Georgia ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  464-475
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054832
• Citation:
  J Community Health 2015 Jun; 40(3):464-475
• Contact Point Address:
  Ryan J. Gamba, Department of Epidemiology, Berkeley School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA
• Email:
  ryangamba@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Community Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f6055ebf3410ecdcc57d5d8ae18fa04d92d145c57af57d769811b88f904bafa992934989d43b3c363361d09104eebf8d6d74bbb971184c382bfd8b868cf1a70b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217252/cdc_217252_DS1.pdf
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