Residential and School Food Swamps and Overweight in Children and Adolescents
A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Urban Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15501764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ingrid Werneck Linhares (0000-0002-0628-1339, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Paula Martins Horta (0000-0002-1848-6470, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Ariene Silva Do Carmo (0000-0002-3421-9495, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Luciana Lins Rocha (0000-0002-5963-6033, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Mariana Zogbi Jardim (0000-0002-3874-8001, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Olivia Souza Honório (0000-0003-4174-6987, UniBrasil Centro Universitário), Larissa Loures Mendes (0000-0002-0031-3862, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1240-1240 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph22081240 |
| PMID | 40869826 |
| OpenAlex | W4413246362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 32 |
The community food environment, which encompasses residential and school neighborhoods, is an important determinant of overweight in children and adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the co-occurrence of food swamps in residential and school environments and overweight status. This cross-sectional study included 2601 children and adolescents (aged 5-14 years) from 47 schools in a medium-sized municipality in Brazil. The outcome was overweight status, defined as body mass index for age exceeding the mean by at least one z-score. Food swamps in residential and school surroundings were defined as buffers of 250 m with four or more establishments selling ultra-processed foods. The prevalence of being overweight was 30.4%. Food swamps were present in 22.5% and 22% of the residential and school areas, respectively, and 16.2% of the participants were exposed to food swamps in both residential and school environments. Children and adolescents simultaneously exposed to food swamps in both residential and school areas had a higher likelihood of being overweight (odds ratio: 1.22; 95% confidence interval: 1.02-1.45). The simultaneous presence of food swamps in residential and school environments is associated with overweight in children and adolescents
Body mass index · Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Geography · Odds ratio · Overweight · Sociology · Swamp · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Ecology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |