Abstract
Background: Efforts to reduce cardiometabolic disease often target individual-level risk factors. However, individual dietary behaviour and body mass index (BMI) may be influenced by the geographic patterning of food sources and local-area norms. Norms figure prominently in socio-behavioural theories yet spatial variations in norms have rarely been investigated in predicting individual health outcomes. This study assessed the contributions of fast-food availability and localarea norms for dietary behaviour and BMI to 10-year change in cardiometabolic risk.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 15 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Obesity Research and Clinical Practice |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | S1 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |