@article{bfaa390c296e4305b9f11d237d73c7c9,
title = "The built food environment and dietary intake among African-American adults",
abstract = "Objectives: The built food environment surrounding people's homes may influence their dietary intake. This exploratory study examined how the density of different sources of food in the residential environment was associated with dietary consumption among 77 African-American adults in Houston, Texas. Methods: The number of fast-food-type restaurants, large grocery stores, and convenience-type stores within 2- and 5-mile residential buffers were divided by the respective areas to obtain food environment density variables. Intake of fruit and vegetables [FV], fiber [FI], and percent energy from fat [PEF] was assessed using National Health Interview Survey items. Covariate-adjusted regressions were used to assess relations of interest. Results: Greater density of fast-food- type restaurants within 2 miles was associated with greater FV, FI, and PEF (ps ≤ .012); and for FV and FI within 5 miles (ps ≤ .004). Density of large grocery stores was unrelated to intake. Greater density of convenience-type stores within 2 miles was negatively associated with FV and FI (ps ≤ .03); results became marginal at 5 miles for FV (p = .10) but not FI (p = .03). Conclusion: Maximizing healthy offerings in venue-rich metropolitan areas might provide direction for policies to reduce obesity.",
keywords = "African Americans, Convenience stores, Diet, Fast food, Grocery stores, Obesity",
author = "Reitzel, {Lorraine R.} and Hiroe Okamoto and Hernandez, {Daphne C.} and Regan, {Seann D.} and McNeill, {Lorna H.} and Obasi, {Ezemenari M.}",
note = "Funding Information: This project was supported by institutional funding from the University of Houston and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (to LR Reitzel) and the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health through The University of Texas MD Anderson''s Cancer Center Support Grant (CA016672). Recruitment was achieved with the assistance of Project CHURCH (Creating a Higher Understanding of cancer Research and Community Health) staff members who are supported in part by the Duncan Family Institute through the Center for Community-Engaged Translational Research. Manuscript authorship received further support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health through R01 DA034739 (to EM Obasi) and the University of Houston''s Provost''s Undergraduate Research Scholarship (to Hiroe Okamoto). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the project supporters. The authors acknowledge the research staff members at the University of Houston who assisted with implementation of the project including Alison Shellman, Hannah LeBlanc, Sarah Childress, Hui-Ling {"}Michelle{"} Chang, Alexis Moisiuc, Daniel Kish, and Erin {"}Charli{"} Washington. We especially thank the church leadership (who approved the study and provided a devoted room for data collection) and the participants (whose contributions made this study possible). Finally, we thank Rachel Kimbro and Justin Denney of the Kinder Institute Urban Health Program at Rice University, as well as the students in attendance who provided feedback on this study via a Sociologists Talking about Population Health (STAPH) talk. Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} PNG Publications. All rights reserved.",
year = "2016",
month = jan,
doi = "10.5993/AJHB.40.1.1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "40",
pages = "3--11",
journal = "American journal of health behavior",
issn = "1087-3244",
publisher = "PNG Publications",
number = "1",
}