How Segregation Makes Us Fat: Food Behaviors and Food Environment as Mediators of the Relationship Between Residential Segregation and Individual Body Mass Index

ObjectivesRacial residential segregation affects food landscapes that dictate residents’ food environments and is associated with obesity risk factors, including individual dietary patterns and behaviors. We examine if food behaviors and environments mediate the association between segregation and b...

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Main Authors: Melody Goodman, Sarah Lyons, Lorraine T. Dean, Cassandra Arroyo, James Aaron Hipp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00092/full