Food environment, income and obesity: a multilevel analysis of a reality of women in Southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Vanessa Backes (Author), Fernanda Bairros (Author), Cristina Borges Cafruni (Author), Steven Cummins (Author), Martine Shareck (Author), Kate Mason (Author), Juvenal Soares Dias- (Author), Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to explore relationships between the neighborhood food environment and obesity in urban women living in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. A cross-sectional survey was carried out. This study was conducted with 1,096 women. Structured interviews were cond...