Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
7-2015
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This paper examined whether the reported health impacts of frequent eating at a fast food or quick service restaurant on health were related to having such a restaurant near home. METHODS: Logistic regressions estimated associations between frequent fast food or quick service restaurant use and health status, being overweight or obese, having a cardiovascular disease or diabetes, as binary health outcomes. In all, 2001 participants in the 2008–2009 Seattle Obesity Study survey were included in the analyses. RESULTS: Results showed eating ⩾ 2 times a week at a fast food or quick service restaurant was associated with perceived poor health status, overweight and obese. However, living close to such restaurants was not related to negative health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Frequent eating at a fast food or quick service restaurant was associated with perceived poor health status and higher body mass index, but living close to such facilities was not.
Discipline
Public Health
Research Areas
Integrative Research Areas
Publication
Nutrition & Diabetes
Volume
5
Issue
7
First Page
1
Last Page
6
ISSN
2044-4052
Identifier
10.1038/nutd.2015.18
Publisher
Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com]
Citation
JIAO, Junfeng; MOUDON, A. V.; KIM, S. Y.; HURVITZ, P. M.; and DREWNOWSKI, A..
Health implications of adults’ eating at and living near fast food or quick service restaurants. (2015). Nutrition & Diabetes. 5, (7), 1-6.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1038/nutd.2015.18