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Direct Effects Of The Home, School, And Consumer Food Environments On The Association Between Food Purchasing Patterns And Dietary Intake Among Rural Adolescents In Kentucky And North Carolina, 2017, Alison Gustafson, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Jordan Mcdonald, Hannah Ford, Paige Connelly, Rachel Gillespie, Emily Liu, Heather M. Bush, Candace Brancato, Toyin Babatande, Janet Mullins
Direct Effects Of The Home, School, And Consumer Food Environments On The Association Between Food Purchasing Patterns And Dietary Intake Among Rural Adolescents In Kentucky And North Carolina, 2017, Alison Gustafson, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Jordan Mcdonald, Hannah Ford, Paige Connelly, Rachel Gillespie, Emily Liu, Heather M. Bush, Candace Brancato, Toyin Babatande, Janet Mullins
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Background: Obesity rates are higher among rural versus urban adolescents. To examine possible mechanisms for the rural-urban adolescent obesity disparity, we examined the direct and indirect effects of food purchasing patterns, and the home, school, and consumer food environments on dietary intake among rural adolescents. Methods: A baseline survey was conducted among adolescents in eight rural high schools (four in Eastern Kentucky, and four in Eastern North Carolina). Participants answered questions about food purchasing patterns, dietary intake, home food availability, and demographics. The school and consumer food environments were assessed using validated measures from the School Meals Cost Study (United …