Density and Proximity of Fast Food Restaurants and Body Mass Index Among African Americans | Zendy

Lorraine R. Reitzel | Zendy; Seann D. Regan | Zendy; Nga Nguyen | Zendy; Ellen K. Cromley | Zendy; Larkin L. Strong | Zendy; David W. Wetter | Zendy; Lorna H. McNeill | Zendy

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Density and Proximity of Fast Food Restaurants and Body Mass Index Among African Americans

Author(s) -

Lorraine R. Reitzel,

Seann D. Regan,

Nga Nguyen,

Ellen K. Cromley,

Larkin L. Strong,

David W. Wetter,

Lorna H. McNeill

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.301140

Subject(s) - body mass index , socioeconomic status , demography , african american , medicine , index (typography) , household income , environmental health , gerontology , geography , population , sociology , ethnology , archaeology , pathology , world wide web , computer science

The purpose of this study was to address current gaps in the literature by examining the associations of fast food restaurant (FFR) density around the home and FFR proximity to the home, respectively, with body mass index (BMI) among a large sample of African American adults from Houston, Texas.

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