Science news articles about 'neighborhood residents'

... .8 inches in waist circumference among neighborhood residents who frequently ate at those restaurants. In contrast, ... researchers are following a sample of over 1200 local residents ages 50-75 years old ...

... a high-density of fast food outlets was associated with an increase of three pounds in weight and .8 inches in waist circumference among neighborhood residents who frequently ate at those restaurants.

... cities, the corner store, with its chips, soda and candy, is ubiquitous. Convenient for the neighborhood residents, but also researchers are discovering, a major snack source for school age children. ...

... to make off-campus students better neighborhood residents -- led to a decline in student heavy ... , you need to work with city agencies and neighborhood associations," he says. Such broad-level efforts ...

... that people living in community garden areas reported the gardens to be a positive influence on their neighborhoods. Residents linked the presence of the gardens to neighborhood revitalization and ...

... , and federal level affect families' ability to consume healthy foods. In our cities' poorer neighborhoods, residents are far more likely to find a convenience store stocked with snack foods than a ...

... snacks and soft drinks compared with residents of wealthier neighborhoods. Residents of South Los Angeles ... similar levels of physical activity, although residents of South Los Angeles did report ...