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Association Between Proximity to and Coverage of Traditional Fast-food Restaurants and Non-traditional Fast-food Outlets and Fast-food Consumption Among Rural Adults by Sharkey, Joseph R. (author);Johnson, Cassandra M. (author);Dean, Wesley R. (author);Horel, Scott A. (author) is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## 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 convenience stores, supermarkets, and grocery stores, from the 2006 Brazos Valley Food Environment Project were linked with individual participants (__n__ = 1409) who completed the nutrition module in the 2006 Brazos Valley Community Health Assessment. ## Results Increased age, poverty, increased distance to the nearest fast food, and increased number of different traditional fast-food restaurants, non-traditional fast-food outlets, or fast-food opportunities were associated with less frequent weekly consumption of fast-food meals. The interaction of gender and proximity (distance) or coverage (number) indicated that the association of proximity to or coverage of fast-food locations on fast-food consumption was greater among women and opposite of independent effects. ## Conclusions Results pr

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Author

Sharkey, Joseph R. (author);Johnson, Cassandra M. (author);Dean, Wesley R. (author);Horel, Scott A. (author)

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); [London]: BioMed Central, c2002-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1476-072X)

Published

2011

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)