title: Food environments near home and school related to consumption of soda and fast food.
abstract: In California, more than 2 million adolescents (58%) drink soda or other sugar-sweetened beverages every day, and more than 1.6 million adolescents (46%) eat fast food at least twice a week. Adolescents who live and go to school in areas with more fast food restaurants and convenience stores than healthier food outlets such as grocery stores are more likely to consume soda and fast food than teens who live and go to school in areas with healthier food environments. State and local policy efforts to improve the retail food environment may be effective in improving adolescents' dietary behaviors.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Susan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Babey
authors.forename: Joelle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolstein
authors.forename: Allison L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Diamant
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002140:California; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D004435:Eating; D004777:Environment; D057140:Fast Foods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005518:Food Preferences; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012147:Restaurants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012574:Schools; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013549:Sweetening Agents