Do adolescents who live or go to school near fast-food restaurants eat more frequently from fast-food restaurants?

This population-based study examined whether residential or school neighborhood access to fast food restaurants is related to adolescents' eating frequency of fast food. A classroom-based survey of racially/ethnically diverse adolescents (n=2724) in 20 secondary schools in Minneapolis/St. Paul,...

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Published in:Health & place 2012-11, Vol.18 (6), p.1261-1269
Main Authors: Forsyth, Ann, Wall, Melanie, Larson, Nicole, Story, Mary, Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Age Factors
Continental Population Groups - statistics & numerical data
Eating
Fast food
Fast Foods - statistics & numerical data
Fast Foods - supply & distribution
Feeding Behavior
Female
Health technology assessment
Humans
Local communities
Male
Minnesota
Neighborhood
Neighbourhoods
Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data
Restaurants
Restaurants - statistics & numerical data
School
Schools
Schools - statistics & numerical data
Secondary schools
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Spatial analysis
Takeaway food
U.S.A
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:This population-based study examined whether residential or school neighborhood access to fast food restaurants is related to adolescents' eating frequency of fast food. A classroom-based survey of racially/ethnically diverse adolescents (n=2724) in 20 secondary schools in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota was used to assess eating frequency at five types of fast food restaurants. Black, Hispanic, and Native American adolescents lived near more fast food restaurants than white and Asian adolescents and also ate at fast food restaurants more often. After controlling for individual-level socio-demographics, adolescent males living near high numbers fast food restaurants ate more frequently from these venues compared to their peers.
ISSN:1353-8292
1873-2054
DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.09.005