“…In general, diets high in fresh fruits and vegetables are associated with lower rates of obesity and central adiposity, as well as related conditions such as diabetes (Baxter, Coyne, & McClintock, 2006;Hu, 2003;Roblin, 2007). A number of studies have found that neighborhood access to supermarkets and full-service restaurants predicts fruit and vegetable consumption, controlling for income (Izumi, Zenk, Schulz, Mentz, & Wilson, 2011;Kamphuis, Giskes, de Bruijn, Wendel-Vos, Brug, & van Lenthe, 2006). Similarly, neighborhood food access is related to the risk of obesity (Gibson, 2011;Rundle et al, 2009;Zick, Smith, Fan, Brown, Yamada, & Kowaleski-Jones, 2009).…”