Commute Times, Food Retail Gaps, and Body Mass Index in North Carolina Counties

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Examines potential impact that longer commute times and limited access to affordable, healthy food have on the rural obesity disparity. Includes statistical breakdowns by age, weight status, race, education, and income level.

Stephanie B. Jilcott, Haiyong Liu, Justin B. Moore, et al.

Preventing Chronic Disease, 7(5)

09/2010

Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · North Carolina