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A higher ratio of bars/pubs to liquor stores in one's local food environment is positively associated with an increased risk of obesity and abdominal obesity.
Living in an area with many bars and pubs relative to liquor stores increases your risk of obesity, particularly around the waist. This is likely due to the high-calorie food and alcohol served in these establishments. Be mindful of your local bar density and its potential impact on your health.
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The ratio of bars/pubs to liquor stores was positively associated with abdominal obesity (OR = 1.10 [CI: 1.05-1.14]).
Why this rating
Large sample size, multi-city, adjusted for confounders, but cross-sectional design limits causal inference.
Source
The Local Food Environment and Obesity: Evidence from Three Cities
Blake Byron Walker et al. · Obesity · 2019
DOI 10.1002/oby.22614
cross_sectional · n=8076Cited 61×
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