(66) Individual and Neighborhood Food Environment on Adult Weight Status

Using data from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey this research uses observations from 4,826 households during a 1-week period to collect food environment data as well as individual and household... [ view full abstract ]

Using data from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey this research uses observations from 4,826 households during a 1-week period to collect food environment data as well as individual and household data. This research than focuses on the relationship between environment and individual adult weight status to measure Body Mass Index in order to determine Health disparities among individuals. Using an Ordinary least squares model to model for obesity using BMI, the results show that the food environment surrounding an individual’s household and individual characteristics had positive results for individual characteristics as well as reducing the BMI Calculation for individuals who lived closer to Grocery stores within a 0.5 Mile radius. In conclusion, residents with a higher concentration of grocery stores were more likely to show a lower BMI. Individual characteristics provided a more statistically significant result than the food environment surrounding an individual’s food environment.