Childhood Obesity and the Food Environment: A Population-Based Sample of Public School Children in New York City.
Brian D ElbelKosuke TamuraZachary T McDermottErilia WuAmy Ellen SchwartzPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)
Proximity to fast-food restaurants was inversely related to childhood obesity, but no relationships beyond that were seen. These findings can help better inform policies focused on food access, which could, in turn, reduce childhood obesity.