Socio-economic correlates of childhood obesity in urban and rural England

• Published in: Public health nutrition Vol. 26; no. 9; pp. 1815 - 1827
• Main Authors: Titis, Elzbieta, Di Salvatore, Jessica, Procter, Rob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.09.2023
• Subjects: At risk populations; Body weight; Childhood; childhood obesity; Children; Diet; Economics; Energy consumption; England; Food; Geography; Health care; Income; Income inequality; Low income groups; Nutrition research; Nutritional Epidemiology; Obesity; Overweight; Population density; Poverty; Public health; Research Paper; Rural areas; Schools; Socioeconomics; Supermarket proximity; Supermarkets; Urban areas; Variables; United Kingdom > UK; England; Wales; Geography; England; Income inequality; Supermarket proximity; Population density; childhood obesity

Physical access to food may affect diet and thus obesity rates. We build upon existing work to better understand how socio-economic characteristics of locations are associated with childhood overweight. Using cross-sectional design and publicly available data, the study specifically compares rural a...