The food environment surrounding Vancouver schools : associations of access to food outlets and children's intake of minimally nutritious foods at or en-route to school

Background: Canada has seen a dramatic increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity in recent decades. Researchers have argued that this problem could be addressed through improvements to the “food environment”—the food vendors comprised in the built environment. Children's diets are poorer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daepp, Madeleine I. G.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58923