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| Berning, Joshua P.. |
| Recent studies examine the impact of the built environment on health outcomes such as obesity. Several studies find for certain populations that access to unhealthy food has a positive effect on obesity, whereas access to healthy choices has a negative effect. Given the growth and popularity of locally grown food, we examine how individual weight outcomes are affected by access to direct-to-consumer local food. After controlling for potential endogeneity, we find that greater access to local food has a negative association with individual weight outcomes. We also find a negative association with greater weight loss over a one-year period. These results provide evidence that local food access can have potential indirect benefits. |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Local agriculture; Obesity; Food access; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123313 |
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