Measuring the Physical Food Environment and Its Relationship with Obesity

Evidence from California

Khoa Dang Truong, Meenakshi Maria Fernandes, Ruopeng An, Victoria Shier, Roland Sturm

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2010Published In: Public Health, v. 124, no. 2, Feb. 2010, p. 115-118

This study proposes an alternative measure to the Retail Food Environment Index (RFEI) called the 'Physical Food Environment Indicator' (PFEI), and tests its association with adult body mass index (BMI) and obesity in California.

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  • Copyright: Elsevier
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2010
  • Pages: 4
  • Document Number: EP-201000-41

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