Childhood Obesity Linked to Scarce Food Options

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us your comments <span class="mailto"> <span class="element-invisible">(link sends e-mail)</span> </span> </a> </span> </div> <div class="featured-media"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="image media media--type-image media--view-mode-featured-media-caption"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <img src="/sites/newsinhealth/files/2024-10/capsule1-nov-2024-mom-son-taking-healthy-groceries-out-paper-shopping-bag.jpg" alt="Mom and son taking healthy groceries out of a paper shopping bag." title="Mom and son taking healthy groceries out of a paper shopping bag" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">MillaF / Shutterstock</div> </article> </div> </div> <p>Obesity affects about 1 in 5 kids in the U.S. It’s a growing concern. Carrying extra weight can raise a child’s risk of future health problems.</p> <p>Some research has found that living in a neighborhood without grocery stores and healthy food options may raise the risk for obesity. A new study looked at how limited food options at a young age affects future health.</p> <p>Scientists analyzed data from more than 28,000 kids. They calculated each child’s BMI z score at birth and at ages 5, 10, and 15. BMI (or body mass index) is a ratio of weight to height. BMI z scores are adjusted for age, gender, and expected growth and weight patterns. In urban areas, neighborhoods were considered food-limited if the nearest supermarket was more than a half-mile away. Rural regions were food-limited if the nearest market was more than 10 miles away.</p> <p>Growing up in food-limited areas was linked to increased risk of obesity or severe obesity later—more than 50% higher. Kids who lived in food-limited areas early in life were more likely to have higher BMI scores at ages 5, 10, and 15. This link was strongest for those whose moms lived in food-limited areas during both pregnancy and early childhood.</p> <p>“Living in neighborhoods with access to healthy foods during these stages may be an important factor in preventing the development of obesity later,” says Harvard University’s Dr. Izzuddin Aris. “Our findings support the need for further research on strategies to improve access to healthy food in early life.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <aside class="sidebar-second desktop:grid-col-4 l-region l-region--sidebar-second department-subnav"> <div class="region region-sidebar-second"> <div class="views-element-container clearfix block block-views block-views-blocksidebar-paragraphs-block-1" id="block-views-block-sidebar-paragraphs-block-1"> <div class="view view-sidebar-paragraphs view-id-sidebar_paragraphs view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-fd7da9565aa37ded8a9c42d42c70fc1c4908f045796a071f8592c224d17c7986"> </div> </div> <div class="views-element-container clearfix block block-views block-views-blocksidebar-paragraphs-block-2" id="block-views-block-sidebar-paragraphs-block-2"> <div class="view view-sidebar-paragraphs view-id-sidebar_paragraphs view-display-id-block_2 js-view-dom-id-e438a28afa96383c0e5ee0489317c6a803d5e3d589d93d04fad3bf2f1283c395"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-field-sidebar-box-field-collecti"><div class="field-content"> <div class="box"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--sidebar-box-field-collecti paragraph--view-mode--default clearfix find-more-information"> <h3><span class="icon find-more-information"></span>Find More Information</h3> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-sidebar-box-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><ul><li><a href="/2018/11/nurturing-healthy-neighborhoods">Nurturing Healthy Neighborhoods: Communities Affect Health</a></li> <li><a href="/2024/06/green-spaces-may-improve-kids-mental-health">Green Spaces May Improve Kids’ Mental Health</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/weight-management/helping-your-child-who-is-overweight">Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nih.gov/echo">Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-field-sidebar-box-field-collecti"><div class="field-content"> <div class="box"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--sidebar-box-field-collecti paragraph--view-mode--default clearfix references"> <h3><span class="icon references"></span>References</h3> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-sidebar-box-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39283628/">Neighborhood food access in early life and trajectories of child body mass index and obesity.</a> Aris IM, Wu AJ, Lin PD, Zhang M, Farid H, Hedderson MM, Zhu Y, Ferrara A, Chehab RF, Barrett ES, Carnell S, Camargo CA Jr, Chu SH, Mirzakhani H, Kelly RS, Comstock SS, Strakovsky RS, O'Connor TG, Ganiban JM, Dunlop AL, Dabelea D, Breton CV, Bastain TM, Farzan SF, Call CC, Hartert T, Snyder B, Santarossa S, Cassidy-Bushrow AE, O'Shea TM, McCormack LA, Karagas MR, McEvoy CT, Alshawabkeh A, Zimmerman E, Wright RJ, McCann M, Wright RO, Coull B, Amutah-Onukagha N, Hacker MR, James-Todd T, Oken E; ECHO Cohort Consortium.<em>JAMA Pediatr.</em>2024 Sep 16:e243459. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.3459. 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