Lack of Healthy Food Options on Children's Menus of Restaurants in the Health-Disparate Dan River Region of Virginia and North Carolina, 2013

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Community-based participatory research study describing the quality of food on children's menus in 137 restaurants located in three predominantly rural counties in Virginia and North Carolina, areas with high rates of diabetes and obesity among adults. Looked at healthy eating options for rural compared to urban locations and for areas that are predominantly Black, White, and mixed race.

Jennie L. Hill, Nicole C. Olive, Clarice N. Waters, et al.

Preventing Chronic Disease, 12

03/2015

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Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · North Carolina · Virginia