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Association Between Childhood Obesity And Lack Of Healthy Food Access In Urban Food Deserts, Nicholas Averell, Rushali Desai, Archana Menon, Ayushi Naik, Arpun Shah
Association Between Childhood Obesity And Lack Of Healthy Food Access In Urban Food Deserts, Nicholas Averell, Rushali Desai, Archana Menon, Ayushi Naik, Arpun Shah
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Background
Childhood Obesity: growing epidemic affecting almost 20% of children and adolescents in the United States
● Characterized by BMI greater than 95th percentile of their age and gender
● Often leads to chronic medical conditions: high blood pressure, Type II Diabetes and heart diseases
● Low socioeconomic status(SES), lack of healthy food access and urban neighborhood