Is the local food environment associated with excess body weight in adolescents in São Paulo, Brazil?

• Main Authors: Luana Romão Nogueira (Author), Mariane de Mello Fontanelli (Author), Breno Souza de Aguiar (Author), Marcelo Antunes Failla (Author), Alex Antonio Florindo (Author), Ana Carolina Leme (Author), João Paulo dos Anjos Souza Barbosa (Author), Regina Mara Fisberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The obesogenic environment stimulates an inadequate diet by hampering healthy choices. This cross-sectional study evaluated the association between the local food environment and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a representative sample population of adolescents living in the city of São...