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Fast-food intake and perceived and objective measures of the local fast-food environment in adolescents.

Chalida SvastisaleeTrine Pagh PedersenJasper SchipperijnSanne Ellegaard JørgensenBjørn E HolsteinRikke Krølner
Published in: Public health nutrition (2015)
The present study demonstrates that perceived food outlets may impact fast-food intake in boys while proximity impacts intake in girls. Public health planning could target food environments that emphasize a better understanding of how adolescents use local resources.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • public health
  • young adults
  • social support
  • depressive symptoms
  • mental health
  • human health
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • weight loss