Adherence
Increased availability of grocery stores and supermarkets in a residential neighborhood is associated with lower Body Mass Index (BMI) and lower Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) in postmenopausal women.
Living near a grocery store or supermarket is linked to slightly lower BMI and blood pressure. While this doesn't guarantee weight loss, having healthy food options within walking or short driving distance makes it easier to maintain a healthy diet compared to living in areas dominated by fast food.
As grocery store/supermarket availability increased from the 10th to the 90th percentile of its distribution, controlling for confounders, BMI was lower by 0.30 kg/m2... As grocery store/supermarket outlet availability increased from the 10th and 90th percentiles, diastolic BP was lower by 0.31 mm Hg.
Why this rating
Large national sample (n=60,775), rigorous adjustment for confounders, but cross-sectional design limits causal inference.
Source
The Women's Health Initiative: The Food Environment, Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, BMI, and Blood Pressure
Tamara Dubowitz et al. · Obesity · 2011
DOI 10.1038/oby.2011.141
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