Do obesity-promoting food environments cluster around socially disadvantaged schools in Glasgow, Scotland?

Ellaway, Anne; Macdonald, Laura; Lamb, Karen E.; Thornton, Lukar; Day, Peter; Pearce, Jamie

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.06.001

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“…28 Previous studies do not make a distinction between convenience stores and small grocery stores, which are neighborhood stores with a small selection of healthy food options. [8][9][10]17,29,30 As a result, these studies offer little insight into the potential of upgrading these neighborhood stores to improve their healthy food offerings. Unlike previous research, [8][9][10]17,29,30 we did not find a significant association between proximity to convenience stores and students' weight status.…”

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Associations between Food Environment around Schools and Professionally Measured Weight Status for Middle and High School Students

Tang

Ohri‐Vachaspati²,

Abbott³

et al. 2014

Childhood Obesity

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Background: Obesity rates among school-age children remain high. Access to energy-dense foods at home, in schools, in stores, and restaurants around homes and schools is of concern. Research on the relationship between food environment around schools and students' weight status is inconclusive. This study examines the association between weight status of middle and high school students and proximity to a comprehensive set of food outlets around schools.Methods: Deidentified nurse-measured heights and weights data were obtained for 12,954 middle and high school students attending 33 public schools in four low-income communities in New Jersey. Geocoded locations of supermarkets, convenience stores, small grocery stores, and limited-service restaurants were obtained from commercial sources. Random-effect regression models with robust standard errors were developed to adjust for unequal variances across schools and clustering of students within schools.Results: Proximity to small grocery stores that offered some healthy options (e.g., five fruits, five vegetables, and low-fat/skim milk) and supermarkets was associated with healthier student weight status. Having a small grocery store within 0.25 mile of school and an additional such store within that radius was associated with a lower BMI z-score ( p < 0.05). An additional supermarket within 0.25 mile of schools was associated with a lower probability of being overweight/obese ( p < 0.05).Conclusions: Improving access to healthy food outlets, such as small stores, that offer healthy food options and supermarkets around middle and high schools is a potential strategy for improving weight outcomes among students.

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“…Also, unlike most previous work, we incorporated neighborhood factors [8][9][10]18,19,[29][30][31]33 in our model. Third, the study used professionally measured student height and weight data, rather than self-reported survey data.…”

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Associations between Food Environment around Schools and Professionally Measured Weight Status for Middle and High School Students

Tang

Ohri‐Vachaspati²,

Abbott³

et al. 2014

Childhood Obesity

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“…Buck et al 13 did not find a significant number of fast food restaurants near elementary schools, which are frequented by younger students. However, FO related results are contradictory, with studies finding more 37 or fewer 29,30 establishments near high schools than elementary schools.…”

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Aspects of the built environment associated with obesity in children and adolescents: A narrative review

2015

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ObjectiveTo perform a narrative literature review to describe the availability of food retailers (groceries and eateries) and their association with obesity in schoolchildren and adolescents. MethodsThe review included studies published from 2003 to 2013 listed in three databases with data on the child's school and/or home surroundings. ResultsThere was a higher concentration of fast foods near the schools, especially high schools, public schools, or schools located in low-income regions. Moreover, children and adolescents living in areas further from convenience stores had better diets. ConclusionAcknowledging the relationship between built environment and obesity by establishing scientific evidence is necessary for developing specific strategies that help to control the spread of obesity in this age group, aiming to construct healthier spaces.

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“…In Scotland, though clustering of all types of food outlets was observed at 400, 800 and 1,200 metre (m) secondary school fringe buffers there was no clear pattern of outlet type clustering (Ellaway et al, 2012). In Germany no food outlet clustering was observed within 750 metres of schools (Buck et al, 2013).…”

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The food environment within the primary school fringe

Gallo

Barrett

Lake

2014

British Food Journal

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The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. Abstract PurposeThe school fringe environment (peripheral 400 m buffer) offers an important opportunity for young people to obtain food and drink. There is international evidence to suggest socio-economic influence on food outlet availability and healthfulness within these environments; however the situation in the UK is unclear. The purpose of this paper is to describe food outlet provision (frequency and type) within primary school fringes across the spectrum of deprivation. Design/methodology/approachTen primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne were purposefully selected from a comprehensive list of all schools within the region. Two schools were chosen at random from each quintile of deprivation. A total of 400-metre buffer zones around schools were audited. School fringe food environments were classified using a Food Outlet Classification System. Access (i.e. frequency), and type of food outlets were compared to area level deprivation, obesity prevalence rates and area type. Findings 2.Food outlet frequency was highest in the most deprived school fringe area. Convenience stores and takeaways represented the greatest proportion of total food outlets across all school fringe environments. More total food outlets were observed in fringes with above national average obesity prevalence rates for children.Research limitations/implications UK case study approach limits widespread and international applicability. Practical implicationsInforms school, health and urban planning disciplines regarding current picture of UK school fringes. Originality/valueProvides evidence in UK context that area deprivation and Census 2001 Supergroup class show significant correlations with school fringe food environment.

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Do obesity-promoting food environments cluster around socially disadvantaged schools in Glasgow, Scotland?

Cited by 40 publications

References 23 publications

Associations between Food Environment around Schools and Professionally Measured Weight Status for Middle and High School Students

Associations between Food Environment around Schools and Professionally Measured Weight Status for Middle and High School Students

Aspects of the built environment associated with obesity in children and adolescents: A narrative review

The food environment within the primary school fringe

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