Utilization and environmental availability of food outlets and overweight/obesity among schoolchildren in a city in the south of Brazil.
Among the causes of obesity, environmental factors have also been studied, in addition to genetic, social, psychological, and hormonal factors. The distribution of food outlets, facilitating or hindering food acquisition, can promote body weight control by encouraging healthier food habits. The objective of this study was to investigate associations between environmental availability and utilization of food outlets and overweight/obesity in 7 to 14-year-old schoolchildren in Florianópolis, in the South of Brazil. A logistic regression analysis identified a positive association between overweight/obesity in 2195 schoolchildren and the presence of restaurants in the vicinity of their homes (buffer = 400 meters). Being a member of a family that utilizes public markets/greengrocers was also positively associated with overweight/obesity in the sample investigated. Identifying the distribution of these establishments in the vicinity of the homes of schoolchildren in middle-income countries is an important element in understanding the role played by the food environment in weight gain in a variety of different settings.
Departamento de Nutrição - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição (PPGN), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rua Engenheiro Agronômico Andrei Cristian Ferreira, s/n - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Bloco A, 208, Trindade, Florianópolis - SC, Brazil.
Elizabeth Nappi
EN
Corrêa
Departamento de Nutrição - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição (PPGN), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rua Engenheiro Agronômico Andrei Cristian Ferreira, s/n - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Bloco A, 208, Trindade, Florianópolis - SC, Brazil.
Camila Elizandra
CE
Rossi
Departamento de Nutrição - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição (PPGN), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rua Engenheiro Agronômico Andrei Cristian Ferreira, s/n - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Bloco A, 208, Trindade, Florianópolis - SC, Brazil.
Janaina
J
das Neves
Departamento de Educação Física - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física (PPGEF), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rua Engenheiro Agronômico Andrei Cristian Ferreira, s/n - Centro de Desportos, Trindade, Florianópolis - SC, Brazil.
Diego Augusto Santos
DAS
Silva
Departamento de Nutrição - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição (PPGN), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rua Engenheiro Agronômico Andrei Cristian Ferreira, s/n - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Bloco A, 208, Trindade, Florianópolis - SC, Brazil.
Francisco de Assis Guedes
FAG
de Vasconcelos
D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012147:Restaurants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*