Food and Park Environments: Neighborhood-level Risks for Childhood Obesity in East Los Angeles

Abstract Purpose The rapid increase in obesity over the past two decades suggests that behavioral and environmental influences, including poor nutrition and physical inactivity, are fueling what is now widely recognized as a public health crisis. Yet, limited research has been conducted to examine h...

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Published in:	Journal of adolescent health Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 325 - 333
Main Authors:	Kipke, Michele D., Ph.D, Iverson, Ellen, M.P.H, Moore, Deborah, M.A, Booker, Cara, M.P.H, Ruelas, Valerie, L.C.S.W, Peters, Anne L., M.D, Kaufman, Francine, M.D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-04-2007 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Child Children Ethnography Fast food Fast-food restaurants Feeding Behavior Female Fruit - supply & distribution Humans Incidence Los Angeles - epidemiology Los Angeles, California - Health conditions Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Neighborhoods - Social aspects Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Obesity - United States Parks Pediatrics Physical fitness - United States Public Sector - classification Residence Characteristics - classification Restaurants - classification Risk Assessment Risk factors Schools - classification Schools - trends Social Environment Spatial analysis USA Vegetables - supply & distribution United States North America America USA, California, Los Angeles Spatial analysis Obesity Ethnography Children Fast-food restaurants Human Nutrition disorder Adolescent Risk factor Neighbourhood Fast food Child Nutritional status
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